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Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity,…Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie,…
Most fruitful [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martyr Vermil Florentine, professor of divinity, in the University of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswell of the matter, as of the words: with an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties injunctions.Most fruitfull [and] learned co[m]mentaries of Doctor Peter Martir Vermil Florentine, professor of deuinitie, in the Vniuersitye of Tygure with a very profitable tract of the matter and places. Herein is also added [and] contained two most ample tables, aswel of the matter, as of the wordes: wyth an index of the places in the holy scripture. Set forth & allowed, accordyng to thorder appointed in the Quenes maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by John Day, 1564London: printed by Iohn Day, 1564
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1Here ariseth a doubt, because we have put a difference between a sacrament and a sacrifice: and yet if the elders in their oblations and sacrifices had the self same thing, that we have when we celebrate the supper of the Lord, which no man doubteth but to be a sacrament: How shall that be true that we said before that there is a difference between a sacrifice and a sacrament, seeing that of necessity the sacrifices of the Elders must also be Sacraments? To this I answer that the reasons of these things are divers, and yet that letteth not but that one thing may be both a Sacrament and a Sacrifice. For no man doubteth but that philosophy and strength of the body are divers things, which nevertheless may be seen both in one man: So also it happeneth here, that one thing may be both a sacrifice & a sacrament,2 although the reason of a sacrament and a sacrifice be divers. When the supper of the Lord is celebrated, in that the body and blood of Christ are by faith & spirit given unto us to be received, and the promise of that conjunction which we have with Christ, is sealed, so that we are the members of his body, in this respect I say, it is a sacrament, and also so called, because in that action god giveth his gifts unto us. But in that by the same action we do celebrate the memory of the death of Christ, we render thanks unto him for the gifts which we have received, we consecrate & offer our selves unto god, it is,3 & may be called a just sacrifice, whereby we give most acceptable oblations unto god himself. This self same thing may we see in the killing of the sacrifices which were in the old time done before god: for they were both sacraments, where in Christ was given to the men in the old time to be received of them by faith, & by which they communicated before the Lord in eating & drinking together. Al these things I say pertained to the reason of a sacrament. And yet the same were also sacrifices, when as there they did both consecrate theirs & them selves unto god.
1Here ariseth a doubt, bicause we haue put a difference betwene a sacrament and a sacrifice: and yet if the elders in their oblations and sacrifices had the self same thing, that we haue when we celebrate the supper of the Lorde, whych no man doubteth but to be a sacrament: How shall that be true that we said before that there is a difference betwene a sacrifice and a sacrament, seing that of necessity the sacrifices of the Elders must also be Sacraments? To this I answer that the reasons of these thinges ar diuers, and yet that letteth not but that one thing may be both a Sacrament and a Sacrifice. For no man doubteth but that philosophy and strength of the body are diuers thinges, which neuertheles may be sene both in one mā: So also it happeneth here, that one thing may be both a sacrifice & a sacrament,