A01532:492
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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mThey did eat signified in the Manna the same spiritual meat, that is, the body of Christ; and drank the same spiritual drink, the blood of Christ: and this did they by faith according to that of Augustine; Believe and thou hast eaten. If Christs flesh then might be spiritually eaten by faith so long before it was; and it implieth no contradiction ⟨p. 185⟩23to say that Christs flesh was so eaten even before his Incarnation; much less doth it to say, that it is now spiritually eaten, though locally and corporally it be no nearer then heaven-top is to the mouth or lips of him that so eateth it. Faith like oan Epistle, maketh things and persons pabsent present. Nor doth a spiritual feeding necessarily require a corporal presence of that that is fed on.
mThey did eate signified in the Manna the same spirituall meate, that is, the body of Christ; and dranke the same spirituall drinke, the blood of Christ: and this did they by faith according to that of Augustine; Beleeue and thou hast eaten. If Christs flesh then might be spiritually eaten by faith so long before it was; and it implyeth no contradiction ⟨p. 185⟩23to say that Christs flesh was so eaten even before his Incarnation; much lesse doth it to say, that it is now spiritually eaten, though locally and corporally it be no neerer then heauen-top is to the mouth or lips of him that so eateth it. Faith like oan Epistle, maketh things and persons p