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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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2 Secondly, the Lord pledgeth out unto us thereby, that full and spiritual nourishment, that through Christ we have, both in the outward and inward man, even to the hope and fruition of eternal ⟨p. 242⟩life: for even as verily, as that bread and wine doth seem to strengthen our out-ward man: so even as verily, yea more verily by much, doth Christ and is graces nourish our souls: yea I say more verily, because that though some part of the bread and wine we receive, be turned into our healthful and profitable nourishment, and is become as it were part of our substance, yet some of it also passeth through the paunch into the privy, but Christ remaineth always a most holy and sound nutriment unto our souls, no part of him vanishing away, but having rather this effect in us, that he is not only turned into our substance, as the bodily elements are in respect of our outward man, but rather wholly turning us, as a man would say, into his most holy and blessed substance, he being not only a plentiful, but a pleasant nourishment also, bringing always with him that effect to our souls, that the outward elements do to our bodies, namely giving them all spiritual strength, and inward comfort,1 because without him, we have nothing, nor can do any thing.
2 Secondlie, the Lorde pledgeth out vnto vs therby, that ful and spirituall nourishement, that through Christ we haue, both in the outward and inward man, euen to the hope and fruition of eternall ⟨p. 242⟩life: for euen as verilie, as that bread and wine dooth seeme to strengthen our out-ward manne: so euen as verilie, yea more verilye by much, dooth Christe and is graces nourishe our soules: yea I saye more verilie, because that though some part of the bread and wine wee receiue, bee turned into our healthfull and profitable nourishment, and is become as it were part of our substaunce, yet some of it also passeth thorowe the panch into the priuie, but Christe remaineth alwaies a most holie and sound nutriment vnto our soules, no parte of him vanishing awaye, but hauing rather this effecte in vs, that hee is not onely turned into our substance, as the bodilie elements are in respect of our outward man, but rather wholie turning vs, as a man would say, into his most holie and blessed substance, he being not onelye a plentifull, but a pleasaunt nourishment also, bringing alwaies with him that effect to our soules, that the outwarde elements doo to our bodies, namelie giuing them all spirituall strength, and inwarde comfort,