B07431:86
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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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. Rom. 10.17. and the Elements in the Sacraments for our taste, sight, feeling, &c. and yet our souls to be nourished not with any or all of ⟨p. 14⟩these outward things (for how can outward and corruptible things nourish inward and immortal substance?) but only with the spiritual graces offered unto us therein; & this also to be wrought in us (though our Saviour be in Heaven in respect of his body; and we here as Pilgrims and Strangers on the Earth) by the wonderful & unsearchable working of his holy Spirit in us, and by the means of a lively and assured Faith: both which being knit together, do easily join together things, that be as far asunder, in respect of distance of place, as one end of the earth is from the other; and as far asunder, as heaven ⟨p. 15⟩and earth them selves are: or else how could we either believe the holy Catholic Church, and feel the communion of Saints, seeing it commonly falleth out, that the members of that holy fellowship, are sundered one of them from an other, in respect of great distance of place?