Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…

There resteth now the third objection, taken from the omnipotency or almighty power of our saviour Christ pressed after this manner. Is not Christ God, and so by that means omnipotent? And can not he perform the trueth of that he hath spoken? To this I answer; that though we should grant it as true, that Christ, as he is God, can do all things, and be every where: yet we know that as he is Man, he can not, and therefore the ⟨p. 54⟩question between the transubstantiators & us, being now not of the presence of Christs deity in the Sacrament, but of the presence of his human body, we say, that if we should grant this, yet could it no whit at all prejudice us; neither could they gain their cause thereby: for unless they can prove Christ as he is Man, to be omnipotent, and every where (which thing they shall never be able to do) they have said as much as if they had said nothing.

There resteth now the third obiection, takē frō the omnipotencie or almightie power of our sauiour Christ pressed after this manner. Is not Christ God, and so by that meanes omnipotent? And can not hee performe the trueth of that hee hath spoken? To this I answere; that though we shold grant it as true, that Christ, as he is God, can doe all thinges, and be euery where: yet we know that as he is Man, he can not, and therefore the ⟨p. 54⟩questiō betweene the transubstantiators & vs, being now not of the presence of Christes deitie in the Sacrament, but of the presence of his humaine body, wee say, that if wee should graunt this, yet could it no whit at all preiudice vs; neither could they gaine their cause thereby: for vnlesse they can prooue Christ as hee is Man, to be omnipotent, and euerie where (which thing they shall neuer bee able to doe) they haue sayd as much as if they had sayd nothing.

But let us for reasoning sake grant, that Christ as he is Man, were omnipotent, even as God the Father is; doth it therefore follow, that because he can ⟨p. 55⟩