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

Name: Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…
Author: Thomas Cartwright

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..

Thomas Cartwright 1535–1603London: printed for I. Harison, 1610

[2], 99, [11], 88 p. · 22k words · STC 4314 · ESTC S91274

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The substance of the Lords Supper, shorly and soundly set forth,…: The substance of the Lords Supper, shorly and soundly set forth, for the instruction…The substaunce of the Lordes Supper, shorly and soundly set foorth,…: The substaunce of the Lordes Supper, shorly and soundly set foorth, for the instruction…

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:84p. 15–16¶1

or be assured that Christs righteousness is become ours, seeing he is in heaven, & we on the earth, if by Faith we did not take hold of the same, and apply it unto our selves? Besides, if men should embrace this sacramentary opinion, what were it, but to evert, as the trueth of Christs promises; so the certainty and assuredness of his word, who in plain terms, calleth ⟨p. 16⟩this holy Sacrament, His body?

or be assured that Christes righteousnesse is become ours, seeing he is in heauen, & wee on the earth, if by Fayth we did not take hold of the same, and apply it vnto our selues? Besides, if men should imbrace this sacramentarie opiniō, what were it, but to euert, as the trueth of Christes promises; so the certaintie and assurednesse of his word, who in plaine tearmes, calleth ⟨p. 16⟩this holy Sacrament, His bodie?

:85p. 16–17¶2

2 The second extremity is, that of consubstantiation, some affirming, that there is delivered to the people, and they receive together with the substance of Bread, the very substance of Christs very natural body; so that there is (as it were) an intermingling of both the substances in the action of the Supper. This opinion is justly to be disliked and reproved, not only because of the absurdities which it hath common, with the heresy of transubstantiation; whereof we will speak in the next place: but also, because it is quite and clean contrary to common sense and reason, ⟨p. 17⟩confounding and jumbling together, two several and distinct substances and making the less; to wit, the substance of bread, to comprehend the greater, that is, Christs human body; yea, even his very Godhead: which heaven and earth is not able to contain.

2 The second extreamitie is, that of consubstantiation, some affirming, that there is deliuered to the people, and they receiue togeather with the substance of Bread, the yery substance of Christes very naturall body; so that there is (as it were) an intermingling of both the substaunces in the action of the Supper. This opinion is iustly to be disliked and reproued, not onely because of the absurdities which it hath common, with the heresie of transubstantiation; whereof wee will speake in the next place: but also, because it is quite and cleane contrarie to common sense and reason,

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