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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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5 Fifthly, I say that this opinion doth unjustly deprive us of all such spiritual graces and comforts for our consciences, as God the father in his Son Christ, by sending the Holy ghost the third person in the deity, hath not only promised, but in good time will perform and bestow upon ⟨p. 187⟩the whole church generally and every sound particular member of the same: yea if we weigh it well we shall find, that it is the ruin and bane of the church it self, both in the whole body of it, and in the several parts. Our saviour himself in most plain and express terms faith:1 I tell you the truth: it is expedient for you that I go away, for if I go not away the comforter will not come unto you, but if I depart I will send him unto you. He that knoweth any thing of truth, is well acquainted with this, that generally all the word, but most especially the comfortable promises contained in the same, be as it were, the life and soul of the church it self. The verity and certainty whereof, though it lie in Christ,2 because in him all Gods promises are yea and amen, yet the particular applications of the same, to our own harts, must come from the powerful working of the holy spirit. But how shall we come to the effectual feeling of these, if the force of the spirit be not shed abroad into our hearts? or how can the holy spirit be called the pledge of Gods promises, 3and the earnest penny of our adoption and salvation, if that promise of ⟨p. 188⟩our saviour Christ be not accomplished? or how can we find comfort against the fear of death? or peace in our consciences against the sight of sin, and judgement due unto us for the same without this? Of a truth, the remembrance of our dissolution, and departure hence (this being removed) shall be grievous, and the horror of hell, the just punishment of our iniquity will be ready every hour to overwhelm us. We need not stand long upon this point: either this must be true, that we have the Holy ghost, in most abundant measure, by the bodily absence of our saviour Christ, given to the church, as before is said and proved, and so a spiritual supply bestowed upon us for a bodily want, that being more excellent than this, because the apostle saith, that henceforth we know no man after the flesh,