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…

Name: Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the…
Author: Theodore Beza

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.

Theodore Beza 1519–1605London: printed by Robert Walde-grave for T. Man, 1588London: printed by Robert Walde-graue for T. Man, 1588

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:177p. 188–189¶5

or else if Christ be here bodily present, the Holy ghost is not yet come, nor the apostles endued with miraculous graces, nor the fullness of the Gentiles gathered in, nor the comfort and peace of the church provided for: all which are fearful ⟨p. 189⟩to think upon, but much more horrible to feel, and in deed are quite & clean contrary to the truth of the word: and if we had no more but only the second chapter of the Acts of the apostles, it were sufficient to overthrow the same.

or else if Christ be heere bodilie present, the Holy ghost is not yet come, nor the apostles indued with miraculous graces, nor the fulnesse of the Gentils gathered in, nor the comfort and peace of the church prouided for: all which are fearefull ⟨p. 189⟩to thinke vpon, but much more horrible to feele, and in deed are quite & cleane contrarie to the truth of the word: and if we had no more but onlie the second chapter of the Acts of the apostles, it were sufficient to ouerthrow the same.

:178p. 189–164¶6

6 Sixthly, this assertion doth not only closely, but openly accuse Christ himself of manifest lying & untruth, who as both the prophets and apostles do bear witness, did no sin, ¹neither was there any guile found in his mouth. He himself hath plainly told us: The poor ye have always with you, ²and when ye will ye may do them good, but me ye shall not have always. And again elsewhere:³ I go to prepare a place for you. If this be not blasphemy, to do what we can to taint him with falsehood, that is both truth it self, and the author of all truth, I know not what is blasphemy. And yet this iniquity stayeth not here, for it depriveth us first of the comfort of the forgiveness of sins, because if our saviour have been tainted with any manner of, iniquity though never so small, he cannot be a price and ransom for sin, because he that must recommit sinners to God, must of necessity

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