A01532:98
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 1: Division I.Part 2 › Division 1: Diuision I.
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Fourthly, having traced him throughout his whole Treatise, I find him to be a mere collector out of other Authors: and for his best Arguments be hath stolen Bellarmines objections against our doctrine, craftily dissembling his full and solid solutions of them in those very places: which is the usual trade of such Protestant petty writers. His proofs are tedious, superficial, and stuffed with impertinent allegations, maimedly and corruptly produced: with a very bad hand (which I suppose is his own) he inserteth many notes wholly idle and impertinent to his purpose; as I have in reading his papers particularly observed: which is to me an evident sign, that he hoped his papers should never come to the view of other then Ladies and unlearned pierce unable […] exam••• them.
Fourthly, hauing traced him throughout his whole Treatise, I finde him to be a meere collector out of other Authors: and for his best Arguments be hath stolne Bellarmines obiections against our doctrine, craftily dissembling his full and solide solutions of them in those very places: which is the vsuall trade of such Protestant petie writers. His proofes are tedious, superficiall, and stuffed with impertinent allegations, maimedly and corruptly produced: with a very bad hand (which I suppose is his owne) he inserteth many notes wholy idle and impertinent to his purpose; as I haue in reading his papers particularly obserued: which is to me an euident signe, that he hoped his papers should neuer come to the view of other then Ladies and vnlearned pers• vnable 〈…〉 exam••• them.
It is the usual manner of those that defend a bad 1cause, to leave the matter, and fall foul on the adverse party, and (like the craven Cock, that having aeaten garlic, by his strong and stinking breath endeavoureth to drive him away from him, whom he is not able well to bicker with) by railing, reiling and abundance of bad language to seek to beat off their adversary, or by lying and out-facing to cry down those that they deal with, when by evidence of truth and strength of Argument they are unable to convince them; hoping by such