A10233:202
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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3 Thirdly their adoration is as corrupt and filthy, whilst they cause men t•• commit gross and palpable idolatry, i• falling down before a piece of bread (what do I say? I know not whether I may call it by that name or no, for it ma• be disputed of, whether their mass ca•• be bread) and worshipping a wafer cake the work of mens hands. And if it wer• a foul fault in the Gentiles, to turn th• glory of the incorruptible God, into the similitude of the image of a co• ruptible man, 1and of birds, and four footed beasts, and of creeping thing ⟨p. 223⟩all which notwithstanding had life in them, and were in deed the creatures of GOD, what must it be in the papists, who transform his wonderful majesty into a musty or whory cake, which though it be kept but a small while, is yet notwithstanding subject to putrefaction and worms? But suppose it were Christs body, as they say it is, yet I affirm, that they may not adore Christs body alone, yea and that they cannot worship the same of it self, without horrible idolatry, whereof also the reason is plain and evident, namely because it is a creature, to which it is not lawful to give that honour that is due unto the creator alone, because he being jealous over his own glory, will not have it given to any other. For though it be true, that Christ as he is god, is to be worshipped as his father: yea & Christ God & man in one person is to be adored, yet we cannot without great sin, and grievous offence against God & his word, worship the humanity or manhood of our saviour Christ only. And if they will say, as I my self have heard some of them ignorantly affirm, that if Christ God & man may be worshipped, therefore christ also as he is man may be worshipped: ⟨p. 224⟩I answer, that besides, it is a fallacy or deceit in reasoning, called in schools Fallacia divisionis, it is a flat contrary to the truth of christian religion, which teacheth us, that many things may be spoken of the person of our saviour Christ, which can not rightly or truly be said of either nature, and the reason is, because as the unity of the person must be maintained & upheld, so must godly men have an especial regard, that they confound not the several proprieties of either nature. To make this plain by a point or two.