A10233:169
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the…Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the…
Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lords Supper: Whereunto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherein is briefly and soundly discussed the p[r]incipall points in controversy, concerning that question. By T.W.Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the sacrament of the Lordes Supper: Wherevnto is added a treatise of the substance of the Lords Supper, wherin is breflie and soundlie discussed the p[r]incipall points in controuersie, concerning that question. By T.W.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave for T. Man, 1588London: printed by Robert Walde-graue for T. Man, 1588
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And if words be so strong in the one Sacrament, as to turn bread into Christs body, and wine into his blood, what reason is there, that the words of institution, uttered by the same person, I mean the priest, with intent also to consecrate, it should not alter the element of water in the other sacrament, to wit, of Baptism, and be so strong and powerful, as to make the same, the very true and natural blood of our Saviour Christ? But let them say what they will. For mine own part, I rest resolute in this, that this assertion, and their whole action in consecration savoureth very strongly of a magical incantation, and I am so much the more confirmed in this, because the Papists rejoicing, as enchanters and sorcerers do, in their odd numbers, have added one word, that is to saye (enim) which is not in the Greek or Latin texts,1 to the words of institution, sayeng: Hoc est enim corpus meum, as may appear in their missal or mass book, and that not their old ones only, but in one newly furbished, ⟨p. 174⟩by the decree of the council of Trent, and published abroad to behold the light, like an untimely birth, by the authority and commandment of Pope Pius the fifth.
And if words be so strong in the one Sacrament, as to turne bread into Christes body, and wine into his bloud, what reason is there, that the wordes of institution, vttered by the same person, I meane the priest, with intent also to consecrat, it shold not alter the element of water in the other sacrament, to wit, of Baptisme, and be so strong and powerfull, as to make the same, the very true and naturall bloud of our Sauiour Christ? But let them say what they will. For mine owne parte, I rest resolute in this, that this assertion, and their whole action in consecration sauoureth verye stronglie of a magicall incantation, and I am so muche the more confirmed in this, because the Papistes reioycing, as inchaunters and sorcerers doo, in theyr odde numbers, haue added one woorde, that is to saye (enim) which is not in the Greeke or Latine textes,1 to the wordes of institution, sayeng: Hoc est enim corpus meum, as may appeare in their misfall or masse booke, and that not their old ones onelie, but in one newlie furbished, ⟨p. 174⟩