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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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His last Argument out of Tolet is not so much for the Eucharist, as against the spiritual eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood by faith. If our Saviour had meant nothing but that they should believe in him, it had been a strange course by such an obscure manner of speaking pto drive away so many that had formerly followed him and believed in him, without any word added that might open this dark doctrine.
His last Argument out of Tolet is not so much for the Eucharist, as against the spirituall eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood by faith. If our Sauiour had meant nothing but that they should beleeue in him, it had been a strange course by such an obscure manner of speaking pto driue away so many that had formerly followed him and beleeued in him, without any word added that might open this darke doctrine.
To omit that here again he departeth from Augustine, who qsaith thus expressly; Our Lord being about to give the holy Ghost called himself bread exhorting us to believe in him. rFor to believe in him is to eat that living bread. He that believeth in him feedeth on him, she is fatted invisibly, because he is invisibly bred again: he is there filled, where he is renewed. And again,