A69075:1998
Christian religion
Christian religion: substantially, methodically[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitably treatisedChristian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Thomas Man, 1611
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The words of eating and drinking, do properly belong to the outward elements of bread and wine, and by a borrowed speech do unproperly belong to the body and blood of Christ; considering, that as the Sacrament of Baptism doth seal unto us a spiritual regeneration: so the Lords supper, a spiritual feeding. And even as well the body and blood of Christ is in baptism given us for clothing, as they are given in the Lords supper for nourishment. And as for that which is alleged of the possibility of ⟨p. 190⟩God to do all things; we answer, that the question is here, not of the power, but of the will of God, what he will have done. Besides, that God cannot do those things, in doing whereof he should contradict himself.1 And therefore the Scripture feareth not (without dishonour to God) to say, that he cannot lie, nor cannot deny himself.
The words of eating and drinking, doe properly belong to the outward elements of bread and wine, and by a borrowed speech do vnproperly belong to the body and blood of Christ; considering, that as the Sacrament of Baptisme doth seale vnto vs a spirituall regeneration: so the Lords supper, a spirituall feeding. And euen as well the body and blood of Christ is in baptisme giuen vs for clothing, as they are giuen in the Lords supper for nourishment. And as for that which is alledged of the possibilitie of ⟨p. 190⟩God to do all things; we answer, that the question is here, not of the power, but of the will of God, what he will haue done. Besides, that God cannot do those things, in doing whereof he should contradict himselfe.1 And therefore the Scripture feareth not (without dishonour to God) to say, that he cannot lie, nor cannot denie himselfe.