Then even as the transubstantiators do abolish from the supper the true signs of the same by their transubstantiation: even so do they take away the things signified by them, to wit, the body and blood of Jesus Christ, inasmuch as they transfigure them into an other nature,1 spoiling them of their bodily proprieties ⟨image 38⟩in such sort that they are no more a very body nor a very blood, forsomuch as they have not their natural proprieties, but have those of the bread and of the wine which should represent them, and should not be the thing it self, the which they should signify. And by the same ineane they overthrow all the Articles of our faith, touching the incarnation of Jesus Christ,2 and his conception and nativity, his death, resurrection and ascension into heaven: for if he have such a body as they attribute unto him in their mass and supper, it is not a true humane body, inasmuch as it hath no thing at all of that which is required in a true humane body, but only that which is proper and natural to the bread, if it be so that the bread be converted into the same. From whence it followeth, neither that it is not the same very body which was conceived and borne of the virgin Mary,3 and which died, rose again, and went up into heaven: or else if it be the same very body, it was never a true body, neither in the conception and nativity, nor in the death, resurrection and ascension: or else it was afterward changed, either into an imaginative body, or into a spirit, or into God, in sort that it is become infinite as God, and that it is every where in his proper ⟨image 39⟩essence and substance as God: or at the least that it is in many places at one instant, and that it hath no one quality nor quantity agreeable to a humane body: The which things can in no wise agree with the nature of a true body. And that which I do say of the doctrine of the transubstantiators, may be also said of that of the consubstanciators, who albeit they do condemn transubstantiation as we do, yet for all that they do constitute a corporal presence of the body and of the blood of Jesus Christ with the bread and with the wine in the supper, which is not greatly different from that of the transubstantiators, and draweth after it as many absurdities, concerning the proprieties of the human nature of Jesus Christ.
THen euen as the transsubstanciators doe abolish from the supper the true signes of the same by their transsubstanciation: euen so doe they take away the thinges signified by them, to wit, the body and bloud of Iesus Christ, in asmuch as they transfigure them into an other nature,1 spoyling them of their bodyly proprieties ⟨image 38⟩in such sort that they are no more a very body nor a very bloud, forsomuch as they haue not their naturall proprieties, but haue those of the bread and of the wine which should represent them, and should not be the thing it selfe, the which they should signifie. And by the same ineane they ouerthrowe all the Articles of our faith, touching the incarnation of Iesus Christ,2 and his conception and natiuitie, his death, resurrection and ascension into heauen: for if he haue such a body as they attribute vnto him in their masse and supper, it is not a true humayne body, in asmuch as it hath no thing at all of that which is required in a true humayne body, but onely that which is proper and naturall to the bread, if it be so that the bread be conuerted into the same. From whence it foloweth, nyther that it is not the same very body which was conceyued and borne of the virgine Mary,3 and which died, rose againe, and went vp into heauen: or else if it be the same very body, it was neuer a true body, neyther in the conception and natiuitie, nor in the death, resurrection and ascension: or else it was afterwarde chaunged, eyther into an imaginatiue body, or into a spirite, or into God, in sort that it is become infinite as God, and that it is euery where in his proper ⟨image 39⟩essence and substance as God: or at the least yt it is in many places at one instaunt, and that it hath no one qualitie nor quantitie agreeable to a humayne bodie: The which things can in no wise agree with the nature of a true body. And yt which I do say of ye doctrine of the transsubstanciators, may be also said of that of the consubstanciators, who albeit they doe condenme transsubstanciation as we do, yet for al that they doe constitute a corporall presence of the body and of the bloud of Iesus Christ with the bread and with the wine in the supper, which is not greatly different from that of the transsubstanciators, and draweth after it as many absurdities, concerning ye proprieties of the humaine nature of Iesus Christ.
- 1Note well.Note wel.
- 2Acticle• our fai•• clean o•• thrownActicle• our fai•• cleane o•• thrown•
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