A01532:556
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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Part 2 › Division 14: Division 14.Part 2 › Division 14: Diuision 14.
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1. How proveth he that these Fathers so expound that place? Forsooth, he sendeth us to seek the proof of it in Bellarmine. It is enough that he saith it; let Bellarmine (if he can) pro it. But is not this impudent outfacing, to say that these Fathers all literally understand it, when out of diverse of them the contrary hath been evidently showed? Yea when Augustine (one of them) giving rules to expound Scripture, doth expressly affirm that the place is to be taken figuratively, and that it were ban heinous and flagitious thing otherwise to understand it?
1. How prooueth hee that these Fathers so expound that place? Forsooth, he sendeth vs to seeke the proofe of it in Bellarmine. It is enough that he saith it; let Bellarmine (if he can) prooe it. But is not this impudent outfacing, to say that these Fathers all literally vnderstand it, when out of diuerse of them the contrary hath beene euidently shewed? Yea when Augustine (one of them) giuing rules to expound Scripture, doth expressely affirme that the place is to be taken figuratiuely, and that it were ban haynous and flagitious thing otherwise to vnderstand it?
- bFacinus & flagitium.
2. It is another untruth as gross as the former, to say we ground our exposition on those words only. We urge indeed the words following cThe words that I speak are spirit and life. And we urge and expound them no otherwise then diverse of the Ancients have done before us. To omit Athanasius formerly alleged: Augustine besides that that is in the self same place cited; d