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A discussion of the popish doctrine of transubstantiation wherein the same is declared, by…A discussion of the popish doctrine of transubstantiation vvherein the same is declared, by…
A discussion of the popish doctrine of transubstantiation wherein the same is declared, by the confession of their own writers, to have no necessary ground in Gods Word: as also it is further demonstrated to be against Scripture, nature, sense, reason, religion, and the judgement of t5xxauncients, and the faith of our ancestors: written by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.A discussion of the popish doctrine of transubstantiation vvherein the same is declared, by the confession of their owne writers, to haue no necessary ground in Gods Word: as also it is further demonstrated to be against Scripture, nature, sense, reason, religion, and the iudgement of t5xxauncients, and the faith of our auncestours: written by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by John for William Sheffard, 1624London: printed by Iohn for William Sheffard, 1624
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for he acknowledgeth a little after that even after consecration the Apostle divers times so termeth it. And if it be so understood, what maketh it either against us, who acknowledge (with the Ancients,) that it is commonly called, as all other signs ordinarily, by the name of the thing it signifieth; or for them, who should prove, not that it is commonly called Christs body, but that it is really and essentially it. It is no more then as if one had said; Wax before it is set to a deed and imprinted, is called wax: but after that, it is not called wax, but a Seal. Mean while it may hence appear, that either this Writer (what ever he be) is scarce well acquainted with the writings of those Fathers that he citeth, or else he is wretchedly bent to abuse and delude those that he dealeth with.
for he acknowledgeth a little after that euen after consecration the Apostle diuers times so tearmeth it. And if it be so vnderstood, what maketh it either against vs, who acknowledge (with the Auncients,) that it is commonly called, as all other signes ordinarily, by the name of the thing it signifieth; or for them, who should prooue, not that it is commonly called Christs body, but that it is really and essentially it. It is no more then as if one had said; Waxe before it is set to a deede and imprinted, is called waxe: but after that, it is not called waxe, but a Seale. Meane while it may hence appeare, that either this Writer (what euer he be) is scarce well acquainted with the writings of those Fathers that he citeth, or else he is wretchedly bent to abuse and delude those that he dealeth with.
The latter Authority is taken out of Augustine's first Sermon on Psal. 33. wherein he saith, that Christ was carried in his own hands, when he said, This is my body. And here again this great Doctor showeth either his little acquaintance with Augustine, or his fraudulent dealing with those whom he desireth to delude. For Augustine repeating again in the very next Sermon what he had delivered in the former, putteth in those words, which show what his meaning was: When he commended (saith he) unto them his body and blood, he took into his