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Now that one and the same body (as Christ hath but one only body) should be at once of contradictory dispositions, as namely both visible, and invisible, both in a certain place, & in no certain place, as you teach, and boldly, but most untruly maintain, this is contrary not only to reason, but also to faith, which teacheth that God cannot lie, and therefore never can make two contradictories true; for in the one always an untruth of necessity resteth. As for example, if Christs body be always visible and circumscripte, then is ⟨p. 189⟩it a manifestly, to say, the same body is invisible and incircumscripte: but Christs body is always both visible & circumscripte: and therefore in saying his body is invisible and incircumscripte, you cannot be excused from untruth and contradiction. In faith is no contradiction: in your assertion there is a foul and palpable contradiction: wherefore your assertion is not of faith. If I had to deal with Westphalus or Illyricus, further would I answer there speeches: but as you make them here to serve your purpose, I have not any more to say unto them. Then leaving them, I return to your self M. R. to examine what you bring for defence of the cause, which you have taken in hand to maintain.

Now that one and the same body (as Christ hath but one onely body) should be at once of contradictory dispositions, as namely both visible, and inuisible, both in a certaine place, & in no certaine place, as you teach, and boldly, but moste vntruly maintaine, this is contrary not onely to reason, but also to faith, which teacheth that God cannot lie, and therefore neuer can make two contradictories true; for in the one alwaies an vntruth of necessitie resteth. As for example, if Christs body be alwaies visible and circumscripte, then is ⟨p. 189⟩it a manifestlie, to say, the same body is inuisible and incircumscripte: but Christs body is alwaies both visible & circumscripte: and therefore in saying his body is inuisible and incircumscripte, you cannot be excused from vntruth and contradiction. In faith is no contradiction: in your assertion there is a foule and palpable contradiction: wherefore your assertion is not of faith. If I had to deale with Westphalus or Illyricus, further would I answere there speaches: but as you make them here to serue your purpose, I haue not any more to say vnto them. Then leauing them, I returne to your selfe M. R. to examine what you bring for defense of the cause, which you haue taken in hand to maintaine.