B07431:85
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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In the third place for the clearing of this controversy, we must have a watchful eye to Satan's subtlety, who laboureth in this point, as in all other points of Christian religion, by extremities to draw us into all corruption. Now the extremenesses that in time heretofore, have burst forth and are yet in many places stoutly and stiffly maintained, are specially three.
In the third place for the clearing of this controuersie, we must haue a watchfull eye to Sathans subtletie, who laboureth in this poynt, as in all other points of Christian religion, by extreamities to draw vs into all corruption. Now the extreamenesses that in time hertofore, haue burst foorth and are yet in many places stoutly and stiffely maintained, are specially three.
1 First, that of the Sacramentaries, who hold and defend, that there is nothing in the Supper left us, save the bare and naked ⟨p. 12⟩signs of Christs death and passion. But the trueth is so far off from allowing this, that we fear not to affirm, that besides the signs, we have the things them selves signified, truly and effectually exhibited unto us; because it is most certain that our Saviour Christ who is the trueth it self and can not lye, doeth indeed and assuredly accomplish unto us, all the promises which he made unto us, and sealed unto us, by the use of the signs in the Sacrament, making us partakers even of his very substance, that we might also grow up into one life with him. And though this can not be comprehended by the eye of mans reason and ⟨p. 13⟩understanding, yet we know that this is sensibly set forth unto us, by several means and instruments: some outward, as the Elements in the Sacrament; and some inward, as the spiritual Grace represented thereby. For we are not Angels, but men, consisting of body and soul: and therefore the Lord by the use of his Word and Sacraments, hath provided for both parts; as the Word for our Ears; and our Ears for hearing of the same, that so Faith might be wrought in our hearts.