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Secondly, Again, if something there be of the same word Eternal, and again something of same the word Sensible, then there is no confusion of properties in the person of Christ. The Apostles preach such a Christ, as of whom something is from the beginning, something again heard, and seen, that of the word which was from the beginning, that of the word was not sensible, and that of the word which was sensible, was not that of the word which was Eternal.

Secondly, Againe, if something there be of the same word Eternall, and again something of same the word Sensible, then there is no confusion of properties in the person of Christ. The Apostles preach such a Christ, as of whom something is from the beginning, something againe heard, and seen, that of the word which was from the beginning, that of the word was not sensible, and that of the word which was sensible, was not that of the word which was Eternall.

And therefore such as teach the flesh of Christ to be every where (as the Germans do) or every where in the Sacraments (as the Papists do) they do not observe the distinction here observed by the Apostle.

And therefore such as teach the flesh of Christ to be every where (as the Germans doe) or every where in the Sacraments (as the Papists doe) they doe not observe the distinction here observed by the Apostle.

This Phrase of speech (from the beginning) is ambiguous, and must be interpreted according to the nature of the thing to which it is attributed.