A01532:361
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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Now this Argument (saith he) if I had wit to discern the force of it, maketh more against us then against them. And why so? Forsooth, because all are not saved that spiritually and by faith feed on Christ. This is like B•llarmines bold assertion, that tsome that believe in Christ perish eternally, because they die before they can have a Priest to assoil them. And what is this but to say that all that do truly believe in Christ are not saved? Yea what is this (not to repeat all the allegations both of Scripture and Fathers produced for the proof of the Proposition, which he purposely passeth over, not being able to answer) but to give our Saviour himself and the holy Ghost the lye, who so oft say; uWhosoever believeth in him shall be saved.
Now this Argument (saith he) if I had wit to discerne the force of it, maketh more against vs then against them. And why so? Forsooth, because all are not saued that spiritually and by faith feede on Christ. This is like B•llarmines bold assertion, that tsome that beleeue in Christ perish eternally, because they die before they can haue a Priest to assoile them. And what is this but to say that all that doe truly beleeue in Christ are not saued? Yea what is this (not to repeate all the allegations both of Scripture and Fathers produced for the proofe of the Proposition, which he purposely passeth ouer, not being able to answere) but to giue our Sauiour himselfe and the holy Ghost the lye, who so oft say; uWhosoeuer beleeueth in him shall be saued.
- tAliquos credentes in Christum in aeternum perire, quod ante moriantur, quam à Sacerdote absolui potuerint. Bellarm. de poenit. l 3. c. 2.
- uJoh. 3. 14, 15, 16, 18, 36