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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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for the more plain manifesting and declaring whereof the fathers have used the similitude of the body and the ⟨p. 18⟩soul,1 Athanasius, who was a most constant defender and stout maintainer of this truth, being chiefly the author thereof.2 Wherefore as a certain soul, being joined to a certain body, maketh one certain person, as Peter, Paul, John. So that eternal word of the Father, took unto it that flesh of the virgin, that is to say, made the same so proper unto it self, that from hence cometh and proceedeth that person, which is called Christ. It appeareth plainly unto us, out of the words of Christ in the tenth chapter of the gospel according to John,3 that we must needs consider this mystery or secret after this sort. Christ there saith, I have power to lay down my soul or life, and to take it again. For necessary is it that Christ should so speak, either secretly in respect of his body,4 or in respect of his soul, or else in respect of his body and soul together, or else distinctly and plainly in respect of his godhead. Christ could not so say in respect of the body considered by it self,5 because the body is not said to lay down a soul or to take it again, because so excellent an action cannot be attributed to an instrument ⟨p. 19⟩that which is rather subject to the soul.6 But is it in respect of the soul it self considered by it self? No indeed: for then Christ should rather have said: I have power to lay down my self a soul, and to take up again my self a soul. Verily in the resurrection, the soul is not taken up again, but the body: therefore these words cannot be ascribed to Christ, either in respect of his body only, or in respect of his soul only: