B07431:102
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lords Supper. / Written by T.W..Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lordes Supper. / Written by T.W..
London: printed for I. Harison, 1610
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11.28. who will have none admitted thereto, but such as can examine and try themselves, whether they be in the Faith or no; which Infants can not do: or else that without it, they are all condemned already: Both which are very absurd and beastly. So that you see for the avoiding of these absurdities, it can at no hand be understood, ⟨p. 38⟩either of the Sacraments, of the gross and carnal eating of Christs body in the same, but of the apprehension or laying hold of him, together with the particular application of him to our selves by the hand or instrument Faith propounded and set forth unto us, by the ministry of his Word and Gospel, or (if you will for reasoning sake) offered unto us in the use of the Supper, because there is in that respect, but one mean given us to take hold of him by; and that is the great grace and gift of Faith, which we must use in the Word & Sacraments, as men do in the apprehending of Christs righteousness; which though it ⟨p. 39⟩be not essentially dwelling in us, yet it is effectually made ours, whilst we apprehend and lay hold of the same by a sound and sure Faith: And even in like sort is Christ God & Man together with all his merits, not only offered, but laid hold of in the Word and Sacraments: For of like things, there is always a like consideration.
11.28. who will haue none admitted thereto, but such as can examine and trie themselues, whether they be in the Fayth or no; which Infantes can not doe: or else that without it, they are all condemned alreadie: Both which are verie absurde and beastly. So that you see for the auoyding of these absurdities, it can at no hande bee vnderstoode, ⟨p. 38⟩either of the Sacramentes, of the grosse and carnall eating of Christes body in the same, but of the apprehension or laying hold of him, togeather with the particular application of him to our selues by the hand or instrument Faith propounded and set foorth vnto vs, by the ministerie of his Word and Gospell, or (if you wil for reasoning sake) offered vnto vs in the vse of the Supper, because there is in that respect, but one meane giuen vs to take hold of him by; and that is the great grace and gift of Fayth, which we must vse in the Word & Sacraments, as men doe in the opprehending of Christes righteousnesse; which though it