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…

the cause whereof, is, the straight analogy, proportion, & agreement, which is between the sign, & the thing signified, and not any other respect of consubstantiation, transubstantiation, or any such like fantastical dotage. Besides all these things, the very circumstances of time, place, person, and manner of doing, do sufficiently set out the vanity and untruth of this gross interpretation. For this Sacrament being instituted by Christ him self a ⟨p. 204⟩little before his death, in the presence o• the Apostles (who had all their senses satisfied, in the beholding, hearing, and feeling of the natural body of our Saviour Christ) in the visible elements of bread and wine, he himself sitting at the table with them, and not only in their hearing speaking these words, but also in their sight and presence actually breaking the bread, it could not be that that bread offered unto them, as the pledge of his body, should be his natural body or body of flesh: unless you will say, that Christ had two bodies, one sitting at the Table, instituting the action of the Supper, and administering the same in his own person, and an other borne in his hands, and delivered unto the Apostles, than the which what can be, not only more absurd and blasphemous, in respect of our Saviour Christ himself, he being by this means made a monster, and not become man, but also more unprofitable or uncertain to us, as which might justly provoke us to doubt whether of his bodies were crucified for our transgressions? And thus as we do, for good causes before specified, as you see reject this gross sense, so for the instruction ⟨p. 205⟩of the ignorant, and strengthening of the weak, we will in a few lines put down the true meaning of these words. For the better performance whereof I would have this to be noted in the first place, which I am sure also no man of sound judgement can well deny, that all words and sayings whatsoever, must be expounded, according to the subject, argument, or matter whereof they entreat: and therefore these words also, speaking particularly of the Lords supper, must of necessity be understood of the Sacrament of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, exhibited unto us in that supper.

the cause whereof, is, the straight analogy, proportion, & agreement, which is between ye signe, & the thing signified, and not anie other respect of consubstantiation, transubstantiation, or any such like fantasticall dotage. Besides all these thinges, the very circumstaunces of time, place, person, and manner of dooing, doo sufficientlie sette out the vanitie and vntrueth of this grosse interpretation. For this Sacrament beeing instituted by Christ him selfe a