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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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A man may safely say, that Christ God and man in one person was crucified on the cross, & died for our sins, whereof also this is the very true and sufficient reason, because in his whole person he performed the work of our redemption, and not in either of the natures alone, or by it self: but now if hereupon a man should say and conclude, therefore Christ God was crucified for our sins, besides that he should utter an error or heresy in christian religion, he should speak blasphemy against God, whose nature (as we have said heretofore) is altogether impossible. Likewise a man may safely say and affirm, that the virgin ⟨p. 225⟩Mary was the mother of our Saviour Christ, as he is God and man in one person: the reason is, because that even from the very moment of his blessed conception in the womb of the virgin, the Godhead and the manhood,1 were inseparably joined and knit together in that one person Jesus Christ, who is God over all, to be blessed for ever and ever. But if hereupon a man would infer, therefore she is or may be called the mother of God, besides that he should speak against the grounds and principles of sound faith, which teacheth us, that as christ in respect of his manhood was without father, so in respect of his godhead he was without mother, he should speak very proudly of flesh & blood, and very basely of God, as though that the creature, were in time before the creator, or God could not be without the help of pore and weak women.
A man may saflie say, that Christ God and man in one person was crucified on the crosse, & died for our sinnes, whereof also this is the verie true and sufficient reason, because in his whole person he performed the worke of our redemption, and not in either of the natures alone, or by it selfe: but nowe if heerevpon a man should say and conclude, therfore Christ God was crucified for our sinnes, besides that he should vtter an errour or heresie in christian religion, hee should speake blasphemie against God, whose nature (as we haue said heertofore) is altogither impossible. Likewise a man may saflie say and affirme, that the virgin ⟨p. 225⟩Marie was the mother of our Sauiour Christ, as hee is God and man in one person: the reason is, because that euen from the verie moment of his blessed conception in the wombe of the virgine, the Godhead and the manhood,