The second principal thing,1 wherein the Papists vary from the truth of gods word, is this: They say, that the very natural flesh and blood of Christ, which suffered for us upon the cross, & sitteth at the right hand of father in heaven, is also really, substantially, corporally, & naturally, in or under the accidents of the sacramental bread & wine, which they call the forms of bread and wine. And yet here they vary not a little among them selves, for some say, that the very natural body of Christ is there, but not naturally, nor sensibly. And other say, that it is there naturally and sensibly, and of the same bigness and fashion that it is in heaven, and as the same was borne of the blessed virgin Mary, and that is there broken and torn in pieces with our teeth. And this appeareth partly by the school authors, & partly by the confession of Berengarius,2 which Nicholas the second constrained him to make, which was this: That of the Sacraments of the Lords table the said Berengarius should promise to hold that faith, which the said Pope Nicholas & his counsel held, which was, that not only the sacraments of bread & wine, but also the very flesh and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, are sensibly handled of the priest in the altar, broken and torn with the teeth of the faithful people. But the true catholic faith, grounded upon Gods most infallible word, teacheth us, that our saviour Christ (as concerning his mans nature and bodily presence) is gone up unto heaven,3 and sitteth at the right hand of his father, and there shall he tarry until the worlds end, at what time he shall come again to judge both the quick and the dead, as he saith him self in many Scriptures. I forsake the world (saith he) and go to my Father.4 And in another place he saith: You shall ever have poor men among you, but me shall not you ever have.5 And again he saith: Many hereafter shall come and say, look here is Christ, or look there he is, but believe them not. And S. Peter saith in the Acts, that heaven must receive Christ,6 until the time that all things shall be restored. And S. Paul writing to the Colossians,7 agreeth hereto saying: Seek for things that be above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of the Father. And Saint Paul speaking of the very Sacrament,8 saith:
The second principall thinge,1 wherein the Papistes vary from the truth of gods worde, is this: They say, that the very naturall fleshe and bloud of Christ, which suffred for vs vpon the crosse, & sitteth at the right hād of father in heauen, is also really, substancially, corporally, & naturally, in or vnder the accidents of the sacramental bread & wine, which they call the fourmes of bread and wine. And yet here they vary not a litle among thē selues, for some say, that the very naturall body of Christ is there, but not naturally, nor sensibly. And other say, that it is there naturally and sensibly, and of the same bignes and fashion that it is in heauen, and as the same was borne of the blessed virgine Mary, and that is there broken and torne in peces with our teeth. And this appeareth partly by the schole authors, & partely by the confession of Berengarius,2 which Nicholas the second constrained him to make, which was this: That of the Sacramentes of the Lordes table the said Berengarius should promise to hold that faith, which the sayd Pope Nicholas & his counsel held, which was, that not only the sacramēts of bread & wine, but also the very flesh and bloud of our Lord Iesus Christ, are sensibly handled of the priest in the altar, broken and torne with the teeth of the faithful people. But the true catholick faith, grounded vpon Gods most infallible word, teacheth vs, that our sauiour Christ (as concerning his mans nature and bodily presence) is gone vp vnto heauen,3 and sitteth at the right hand of his father, and there shall he tary vntill the worldes ende, at what time he shall come againe to iudge both the quick and the dead, as he saith him self in many Scriptures. I forsake the world (saith he) and goe to my Father.4 And in another place he saith: You shal euer haue poore men among you, but me shall not you euer haue.5 And againe hee saith: Many hereafter shall come and say, looke here is Christ, or looke there he is, but beleeue them not. And S. Peter saith in the Actes, that heauen must receaue Christ,6 vntill the time that all thinges shall be restored. And S. Paule writing to the Colossians,7 agreeth hereto saying: Seeke for thinges that be aaboue, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of the Father. And Saint Paul speaking of the very Sacrament,
- 1The second is of the presence of Christ in the Sacrament.
- 2De consecra, dist. 1. Ego Be•eng. Lege Roffen. contra Oerol. in proaemio. lib. 3. corroborat. 5.De cōsecra, dist. 1. Ego Be•eng. Lege Roffen. contra Oerol. in proaemio. lib. 3. corroborat. 5.
- 3Christ is not corporally in earth.
- 4John 6.Iohn 6.
- 5Math. 26. Mark. 24.
- 6Acts. 3.Actes. 3.
- 7Coloss. 3.
- 81. Cor. 11.
