1From whence it followeth of two things, the one: which is, that the bread & wine remain always bread and wine, aswell after the pronunciation of the sacramental words, as before: forsomuch as they do always keep their first nature, as all the senses may judge, the which are not false: or else it must be that there is some illusion which deceiveth the senses, and that maketh the things to appear otherwise then they are in deed: by mean whereof the signs should be false & not true signs. Wherefore being false they could not be signs of true things, for the truth cannot be represented by a lie, nor the true by a false, forsomuch as there ⟨image 35⟩must needs be a true correspondence between the signs and the things which they signify. They must then confess that the accidents are wholly without substance and without subject, against the whole order of God and of nature, or else that the accidents of bread and of wine, be the accidents of the body & of the blood of Jesus Christ, and that the same body and the same blood are the subject and the substance of them. On which side soever they will take it, Note. they shall always fall into marvellous absurdities. For they may not here allege miracle,2 if that they will not by that means overthrow the whole nature of the miracles of God, as by their doctrine they do overthrow the whole order of nature. For as the power of God may not be separated from his wisdom, by the which he never employeth his power, but wisely, and keeping always good order: even so no more doth he, be it that he work naturally or supernaturally,3 but that he maketh that which he hath made, & that that which is, is the same in deed, that it is. For if it were otherwise, he should be against him self and against his own works. Note. And therefore albeit that he be almighty, yet for all that he doth not, neither also will he do, that the bread and the wine shall be bread and wine, and that notwithstanding they shall not be at all, and that they are, & are not at all even together ⟨image 36⟩that which they are, and that he would that they should be. The which thing they should be, if the bread and the wine of the supper did keep continually their former nature, as they do in deed, and the experience showeth if:
1FRom whence it followeth of two thinges, the one: which is, that the bread & wine remaine alwaies bread and wine, aswell after the pronunciation of the sacramentall woordes, as before: forsomuch as they doe alwayes keepe their first nature, as all the senses may iudge, the which are not false: or els it must be that there is some illusion which deceiueth the senses, and that maketh the thinges to appeare otherwise then they are in deede: by meane whereof the signes should be false & not true signes. Wherefore being false they could not be fignes of true things, for the trouth cannot be represented by a lie, nor the true by a false, forsomuch as there ⟨image 35⟩must needes be a true correspondance betwene the signes and the thinges which they signifie. They must then confesse that the accidents are wholly without substance and without subiect, against the whole order of God and of nature, or els that the accidents of bread and of wine, be the accidents of the bodie & of the bloud of Iesus Christ, and that the same body and the same bloud are the subiect and the substance of them. On which side soeuer they will take it, Note. they shal alwaies fall into marueilous absurdities. For they may not here alledge miracle,2 if that they will not by that meanes ouerthrowe the whole nature of the miracles of God, as by their doctrine they do ouerthrowe the whole order of nature. For as the power of God may not be separated from his wisdome, by the which he neuer employeth his power, but wisely, and keeping alwaies good order: euen so no more doth hee, be it that he worke naturally or supernaturally,3 but that he maketh that which he hath made, & that that which is, is the same in deede, that it is. For if it were otherwise, he should be against him selfe and against his owne woorkes. Note. And therefore albeit that he be almightie, yet for all that he doth not, neither also will he doe, that the bread and the wine shall be bread and wine, and that notwithstanding they shall not be at al, and that they are, & are not at all euen together ⟨image 36⟩that which they are, and that he would that they should be. The which thing they should be, if the bread and the wine of the supper did keepe continually their former nature, as they do in deed, and the experience sheweth if:
- 1Note well his argument.
- 2Mirac••
- 3Works natural supernat• rall.Workes naturall supernat• rall.
