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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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1. He answereth that they be but few in number, and their authority of no great weight, in regard of those that hold the contrary. Yet one of their own Bishops (though of an other mind himself) confesseth, that there are bvery many of them that are of this judgement. But had there been but one or two of them (especially of note, as some of them were) of some one sort, it might well have weighed much on our side. For cthe witness of an adversary is of no small weight. How much more, when so many of all sorts, of so special repute, shall so uniformly speak for us, and herein accord with us?
1. Hee answereth that they bee but few in number, and their authoritie of no great weight, in regard of those that hold the contrarie. Yet one of their owne Bishops (though of an other mind himselfe) confesseth, that there are bvery many of them that are of this iudgement. But had there beene but one or two of them (especially of note, as some of them were) of some one sort, it might well haue weighed much on our side. For cthe witnesse of an aduersarie is of no small weight. How much more, when so many of all sorts, of so speciall repute, shall so vniformely speake for vs, and herein accord with vs?
- bEx ipsis Catholicis perm•lti •unt, qui totum is•um sermonem ad spiritualem manducationem referunt: Sebastian Oxoniens. Epi•c. ad part. 3. Thom. q. 76. nu. 28.
- c[Greek or Hebrew]. Isidor. Pesus. ep. 228. l. 2.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Isidor. Pesus. ep. 228. l. 2.