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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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Then we perceive & understand, that in Christs person, there are two substances, to wit, the Godhead and the manhood,1 as we say. So speaketh Athanasius in that famous confession of his, saying that he was consubstantial, that is, of the self same substance with the father, and as he himself expoundeth it, God of the substance of the father, and man of the substance of his mother, that is, of the same ⟨p. 6⟩substance that we are. Afterwards the church used the word [Greek or Hebrew],2 that is nature. We confess, saith the Chalcedon synod, that the Son consisteth of two natures. Neither in deed was the term nature unadvisedly used, or rashly taken up, albeit it if we would narrowly consider the property of the word, the word [Greek or Hebrew], that is nature, doth not agree to the divinity, for it is derived or cometh [Greek or Hebrew], that is,3 to be borne or sprung up, which agreeth well to a thing created, but not to God himself, the creator. Wherefore this seemeth to be the reason, which led and moved the fathers to use this word, because they reasoned and disputed against Eutyches, by whom not only the very natures themselves, but also the proprieties of the natures were confounded and shuffled together. Now because Eutyches did maintain and defend both these errors, and the word [Greek or Hebrew], doth beside the substance comprehend and set out the proprieties also, by which proprieties, that nature is defined, and made to differ from others, therefore it seemeth that the fathers used the word nature. In sum, let us resolve upon this, and set it down ⟨p. 7⟩as an undoubted truth, that when we say, Christ consisteth of two natures, we mean his deity and humanity, that is his Godhead, and mans nature.
Then we perceiue & vnderstand, that in Christes person, there are two substances, to wit, the Godhead and the manhood,1 as we say. So speaketh Athanasius in that famous confession of his, saieng that he was consubstantiall, that is, of the selfe same substance with the father, and as he himselfe expoundeth it, God of the substance of the father, and man of the substance of his mother, that is, of the same