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Propositions and principles of divinity propounded and disputed in the university of GenevaPropositions and principles of diuinitie propounded and disputed in the vniuersitie of Geneua
Propositions and principles of divinity propounded and disputed in the university of Geneva, by certain students of divinity there, under M. Theod. Beza, and M. Anthony Faius ... Wherein is contained a methodical summary, or epitome of the common places of divinity. Translated out of Latin into English, to the end that the causes, both of the present dangers of that Church, and also of the troubles of those that are hardly dealt with else-where, may appear in the English tongue.Propositions and principles of diuinitie propounded and disputed in the vniuersitie of Geneua, by certaine students of diuinitie there, vnder M. Theod. Beza, and M. Anthonie Faius ... Wherein is contained a methodicall summarie, or epitome of the common places of diuinitie. Translated out of Latine into English, to the end that the causes, both of the present dangers of that Church, and also of the troubles of those that are hardlie dealt vvith els-vvhere, may appeare in the English tongue.
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegrave, 1591Edinburgh: printed by Robert Waldegraue, 1591
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14 Again, seeing the question in this point, is only touching the soul, and the feeding thereof, to offer a corporal thing thereunto, is to be ignorant of the nature of things, and to mingle heavenly and earthly things together: seeing that eating of Christs body with the mouth, (if it could be possibly done) could not reach unto the soul, but only unto the body. And as the blood of Christ, doth not wash them that are corporally dipped thereunto, (the ⟨p. 192⟩which thing might have come to pass unto the very Jews, that tormented him:) But those, who apprehend the force and efficacy thereof by true faith: for they eat his body, and drink his blood, who spiritually (yet not by imagination, but truly as hath bin said) apprehend him as he is given unto us of the Father.
14 Againe, seeing the question in this point, is onelie touching the soule, and the feeding thereof, to offer a corporall thing therevnto, is to bee ignorant of the nature of things, and to mingle heauenly and earthly things togeather: seing that eating of Christs bodie with the mouth, (if it could be possiblie done) could not reach vnto the soule, but onely vnto the bodie. And as the blood of Christ, doth not wash them that are corporallie dipped thereunto, (the ⟨p. 192⟩which thing might haue come to passe vnto the very Iews, that tormented him:) But those, who apprehend the force and efficacie thereof by true faith: for they eat his bodie, and drinke his blood, who spiritually (yet not by imagination, but truly as hath bin said) apprehend him as he is giuen vnto vs of the Father.
15 Last of all, Consubstantiation cannot be established by the words of the institution: For Christ did not say, Here is my body; that is, in, under, or with the bread, but this is; that is, this bread is my body: And it were absurd to say, that Christ, who reached the bread unto his Disciples, was corporally in, under, and with that bread.