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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 other Arguments page 15. are drops of an afterstorme, and objections gathered out of S. Augustine, which do only prove that Christ is not visibly but in heaven; not denying his sacramental being in many places; as this Minister would have him. And surely our Saviour himself in the 6. Chapter of S. John, verse 61. solveth this very objection (as S. Chrysostom understandeth him) when perceiving that his Disciples murmured at his promise of giving his flesh for meat, &c. he said to them, Doth this scandalize you? If then you shall see the Son of Man ascending where he was before, &c. As if he had said; Are ⟨p. 174⟩you scandalised that I said being now present with you, I will give my flesh for food? what then will you do, or how far will▪ you be from believing that I can so give you my flesh, when I •ll ascend to heaven and be absent so far from you?
His other Arguments page 15. are drops of an afterstorme, and obiections gathered out of S. Augustine, which doe onely prooue that Christ is not visibly but in heauen; not denying his sacramentall beeing in many places; as this Minister would haue him. And surely our Saviour himselfe in the 6. Chapter of S. Iohn, verse 61. solueth this very obiection (as S. Chrysostome vnderstandeth him) when perceiving that his Disciples murmared at his promise of giuing his flesh for meate, &c. he said to them, Doth this scandalize you? If then you shall see the Sonne of Man ascending where he was before, &c. As if hee had said; Are ⟨p. 174⟩you scandalised that I said being now present with you, I will giue my flesh for food? what then will you doe, or how farre will▪ you be from beleeuing that I canso giue you my flesh, when I •ll ascend to heauen and be absent so sarre from you?
§ 2. The places of the Fathers here pointed at, were before answered, where by him they were a