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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08846	A full declaration of the faith and ceremonies professed in the dominions of the most illustrious and noble Prince Fredericke, 5. Prince, Elector Palatine published for the benefit and satisfaction of all Gods people ; according to the originall printed in the High Dutch tongue ; translated into English by Iohn Rolte.	Rolte, John.; Beard, Thomas, d. 1632.	1614 (1614)	STC 19130; ESTC S1329	121,244	211

in the Churches of God that one should say the other holdes truth to please him though in his heart he thinke the contrary For God hath flatly forbidden and said Esa 5.20 Woe vnto them which put darkenesse for light and light for darkenesse But this is the way to hold peace and vnity in the Churches of God that one beare with the infirmities and errours of another which ouerthrow not the foundation of saluation and condemne them not for them And this haue wee hitherto done to the vttermost and will doe it hereafter it pleasing God the Lord and as well beare with Doctor Luther himselfe as also with his followers and not condemne them being that otherwise they make a good confession of the foundation of faith Onely we desire as requisite that they also may beare with vs where they vnderstand that wee faile and not presently giue vs to the diuell as their custome is It is well knowne ouer Christendome that wee haue nothing from the world but despite and shame crosse and persecution because we agree not with Doctor Luther in all things about the holy Supper And therfore euery vnderstanding man can easily iudge that there is an higher force then any thing in this world that must occasion it For we are not of such a commixture that we should rather desire despite and shame crosse and persecution in this life rather then honour peace and rest amongst men Therefore it is our entreaty that no man will ouershoot himselfe in condemning vs because that we are gone aside from Doctor Luther in some measure in the point of the holy Supper But godly Christians may bee pleased to consider the motiues mouing vs so to doe and in such consideration not be led away in respect of Doctor Luthers credit He was a notable man and highly indued But it is no new thing with God the Lord to reueale something to a simple vnlettered man which hee would neuer make knowne to the greatest Doctors of all And God will so haue it that wee shall acknowledge such his counsels and shall yeeld him obedience therein as it is written Quench not the spirit despise not prophesying 1. Thes 5.19.20 Also If any thing bee reuealed to another that fitteth by let the first hold his peace 1. Cor. 14.30 These are the motiues beloued Reader which moue force and driue vs to depart from Doctor Luthers opinion in this that the body of Christ should be really in the bread of the Supper hidden c. because wee see and wee are perswaded in our consciences that such an opinion hath not onely no ground in Gods word but indeed is cleane against the same and hath no testimony from the old Apostolicall Churches but was first hatched in the blindest times of Popery and serues to no other end then to vnderprop the Popedome and to darken the Gospell of Iesus Christ The aforesaid opinion of Doctor Luther hath no warrant in the word of God The first cause wherefore wee cannot receiue Doctor Luthers opinion whilest plainely to say it hath no warrant in Gods word which is from hence manifest and cleere For whatsoeuer shall haue warrant from thence that must be either expresly written therein or it must be such as can well be drawne from thence by necessary consequence Now stands Doctor Luthers opinion that the body of Christ should be in the bread not expresly written in Gods word For Christ saith not that his body is in the bread but that the bread is his body as plainely appeares by the text And hee tooke the bread and thanked and brake it and said This is my body But not therein is my body And also such a construction followes not out of the word of God Christ indeed shewed forth bread and said This is my body But it followes not of necessity that he meant it so as if he would haue said Therein is my body For this maner of reasoning when one saith This is this or that hath nor alwaies such a meaning as if one said Therein is this or that But this manner of reasoning when one faith This is this or that hath often this meaning as if one would say this betokeneth this or that or which is to one effect as Doctor Luther himselfe confesseth Tom. 3. fol. 343. B. This is a token and signe of this or that For example Gr. 26. where Ioseph saith to Pharaoh Seuen kine are seuen yeeres that can no otherwise be vnderstood then as if he had said Seuen kine betoken seuen yeeres Euen in like manner when Christ said to his Disciples Mat. 13.38 Luk. 8.11 The ground is the world the seede is the word of God c. That can be no otherwise vnderstood then as if he had said The ground betokeneth the world the seed betokeneth the word of God The very like where Paul speaks of the Rocke 1. Cor. 10.1.4 Gal. 4.24 which yeelded forth water for the children of Israel in the wildernesse The Rocke was Christ Also of Hagar and Sarah These are the two Testaments These speeches can no otherwise be vnderstood then as if hee had said The Rocke betokened Christ Also Hagar and Sarah betoken the old and the new Testaments And such examples are not onely found in those places where dreames and parables or visions are spoke of as some are ready to alleage but such examples are also found in the institution of the Sacraments As in the institution of Circumcision God saith This is my couenant Gen. 17.10 where he meant this shall be a token of my couenant as hee presently after cleared vers 11. And as the Apostle Paul saith thereof Rom 4.11 where hee saith that Abraham receiued the signe of Circumcision as the seale of the righteousnesse of faith The like saith God in the instituting of the Passeouer Exod. 12.11 It is the Lords Passeouer where he meant It shall be a token and remembrance or a signe of the Lords passing by your houses when he slue the first borne in Egypt as hee himselfe also presently declareth Exod. 12.13.14.27 Exod. 13.9 Whilest now this construction when as one saith This is this or that can also be vnderstood as if one said This betokeneth this or that and such a construction is not against the word of God euen when the Sacraments are spoke of it followes that one cannot so conclude as Doctor Luther concludes Christ spake of the bread This is my body that therefore he meant Therein is my body That followes not as is before said For hee could also haue well spoken That betokeneth my body or which is all one That is a token or signe of my body Yea it is easilier to to be beleeued that he meant This betokeneth my body or this is a signe of my body then Therin is my body For this manner of speaking when one saith This is this or that in stead of therein is this or that is neuer any where vsuall but when vessels