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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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2 Secondly, I affirm, that this doctrine is wonderfully injurious unto the glorified body of our Saviour, not only whilst it fetcheth him from heaven the place of all such blessedness, as can not be conceived, much less spoken of, into the earth, the place of all unspeakable misery and wretchedness, which yet is not ⟨p. 178⟩all, this circumstance further aggravating the error of this unjust assertion, that they make the blessed body of Christ, our Lord and god, subject to the call of a mortal and miserable creature (the priest I mean, as they name him) as though if he bade go, it should go, or if he commanded it to come, it should come, &c: But also whilst it maketh it, to be rent and torn in pieces, not only with the teeth of good men, a matter which our nature abhorreth, both in respect of the rawness of it, & also in respect of the substance of it, for we are not Anthropophagi, that is, eaters of mans flesh, but even with the teeth of the wicked and ungodly also, which even for this cause, if there were no more, is most untrue and false, because that then they should live for ever,1 in as much as all that eat his flesh and drink his blood, have this promise, that they have eternal life. And yet these wicked men cease not here, but proceed to further impiety, some of the chiefest among them affirming (though in deed others are not so resolute in it, by which also we may see, that there is not so much unity or consent amongest Popish divines ⟨p. 179⟩and doctors, as they pretend) that mice, rats, dogs, hogs, and other unreasonable creatures, falling upon consecrated hosts, and devouring the same do undoubtedly eat the blessed body of our Saviour. And if they stayed here, their sin were somewhat less, but this is not all the mischief that falleth out in this behalf:
2 Secondlie, I affirme, that this doctrine is woonderfullie iniurious vnto the glorified bodie of our Sauiour, not onely whilest it fetcheth him from heauen the place of all such blessednesse, as can not be conceiued, much lesse spoken of, into the earth, the place of all vnspeakeable miseserie and wretchednesse, which yet is not ⟨p. 178⟩