A brief declaration of the Lords Supper with some other determinations and disputations concerning…

Now then will you say, what kind of presence do they grant, and what do they deny? Briefly they deny the presence of Christs body in the natural substance of his human and assumpt nature, and grant the presence of the same by grace: that is, they affirm and say, that the substance of the natural body and blood of Christ is only remaining in Heaven, and so shall ⟨p. 8⟩be unto the latter day, when he shall come again in glory, (accompanied with the Angels of Heaven) to judge both the quick and the dead. And that the same natural substance of the very body and blood of Christ, because it is united unto the divine nature in Christ the second person of the Trinity. Therefore it hath not only life in it self, but is also able to give and doth give life unto so many as be or shall be partakers thereof, that is, that to all that do believe on his name, which are not borne of blood (as S. John saith) or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but are borne of God: though the self-same substance abide still in Heaven, and they for the time of their pilgrimage dwell here upon Earth: by grace I say, that is, by the life mentioned in John and the properties of the same, meet for our pilgrimage here upon earth, the same body of Christ is here present with us. Even as for example, we say, the same Sun (which in substance) never removeth his place out of the Heavens, is yet present here by his beams, light and natural influence, where it shineth upon the earth. For Gods Word and his Sacraments be (as it were the beams of Christ) which is Sol justitiae, the Sun of righteousness.

Now then will you saye, what kinde of presence doo they graunt, and what doo they denye? Breeflye they deny the presence of Christs body in the naturall substance of his humain and assumpt nature, and graunt the presence of the same by grace: that is, they affirme and saye, that the substance of the naturall bodye and blood of Christe is only remaining in Heaven, and so shall ⟨p. 8⟩be vnto the latter daye, when he shall come againe in glorye, (accompanied with the Angels of Heauen) to iudge both the quicke and the deade. And that the same natural substance of the very body and blood of Christe, because it is vnited vnto the deuine nature in Christe the second person of the Trinitle. Therfore it hath not onely life in it selfe, but is also able to giue and dooth giue life vnto so many as be or shal be partakers therof, that is, that to all that doo beleeue on his name, which are not borne of blood (as S. Iohn saith) or of the wil of the fleshe, or of the will of man, but are borne of God: though the self-same substance abide still in Heauen, and they for the time of their pilgrimage dwel heer vpon Earth: by grace I say, that is, by the life mencioned in Iohn and the properties of the same, meete for our pilgrimage heer upon earth, the same body of Christe is heere present with vs. Euen as for example, wee saye, the same Sunne (which in substance) neuer remoueth his place out of the Heauens, is yet present heer by his beams, light and naturall influence, where it shineth vpon the earth. For Gods Woord and his Sacraments be (as it were the beams of Christ) which is Sol iustitiae, the Sunne of righteousnes.