1The second principal thing, 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, and sitteth at the right hand of the father in heaven, is also really, substantially, corporally, and naturally, in or under the accidents of the sacramental bread and wine, ⟨p. 16⟩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 & fashion that it is in heaven, and as the same was borne of the blessed virgin Mary, and that it is there broken and torn in pieces with our teethe. And this appeareth partly by the school authors, and partly by the confession of Beringarius,2 which Nicholaus the second constrained him to make, which was this. That of the sacraments of the Lords table the said Beringarius should promise to hold that faith, which the said Pope Nicholas and his counsel held, which was, that not only the sacraments of bread and 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 teethe 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, & 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. 3I forsake the world (saith he) and go to my Father. And in another place ⟨image 21⟩he saith:4 You shall have ever poor men among you, but me you shall not ever have. And again he saith:5 Many hereafter shall come and lay: Look here is Christ, or look there he is, but believe them not. And saint Peter saith in the Acts,6 that heaven must receive Christ, until the time that all things shall be restored.And saint 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:
1The seconde principall thyng, wherein the Papistes varry from the truth of Gods worde, is this. They say, that the very natural fleshe and bloud of Christe, whiche suffered for vs vpon the crosse, and sitteth at the right hand of the father in heauen, is also really, substancially, corporally, and naturally, in or vnder the accidentes of the sacramental bread and wyne, ⟨p. 16⟩which they cal, the fourmes of bread and wyne. And yet here they varry not a lytle among them selues. For some say, that the very natural body of Christ is there, but not naturally, nor sensibly. And other saye, that it is there naturally and sensibly, and of the same bygnes & fashion that it is in heauen, and as the same was borne of the blessed virgyn Mary, and that it is there broken and torne in peeces with our teethe. And this appeareth partly by the schole authors, and partly by the confession of Beringarius,2 whiche Nicholaus the second constrayned him to make, whiche was this. That of the sacramentes of the Lordes table the sayd Beringarius should promise to holde that fayth, whiche the sayd Pope Nicholas and his counsail held, whiche was, that not onely the sacramentes of bread and wyne, but also the very fleshe and bloud of oure Lorde Iesu Christ, are sensibly handeled of the priest in the altare, broken and torne with the teethe of the faythfull people. But the true catholike fayth, grounded vpon Gods moste infallible woorde, teacheth vs, that our sauiour Christ (as concernyng his mannes nature and bodely presence) is gone vp vnto heauen, & sitteth at the right hand of his father, and there shall he tarry vntyl the worldes ende, at what tyme he shal come agayn, to iudge both the quicke and the dead, as he sayth him selfe in many scriptures. 3I forsake the worlde (sayth he) and go to my Father. And in another place ⟨image 21⟩he sayth:4 You shal haue euer poore men among you, but me you shall not euer haue. And again he sayth:5 Many hereafter shall come and laye: Loke here is Christe, or looke there he is, but beloue them not. And sainct Peter sayth in the Actes,6 that heauen must receiue Christe, vntyll the tyme that all thynges shall be restored.And saint Paule writyng to the Colossians,
- 1The second is of the presence of Christ in this sacrament.The secōd is of the presēce of Christ in this sacrament.
- 2De consecrati. Distin. 2. Ego Beringarius.
- 3Joan. 6.Ioan. 6.
- 4Mat. 26
- 5Mat. 24
- 6Act. 3.
- 7Colos. 3
- 81. Cor. 11
