Irenaeus received the same from S. John the Evangelist, by Polycarpus S. Johns scholar. He declareth it with these words:1 Eum, qui ex creatura Panis est, accepit, & gratias egit, dicens, Hoc est Corpus meum. Ft Calicem similiter, qui est ex creatura quae est secundum nos, suum Sanguinem confessus est, & Nou• Testamenti novam docuit Oblationem, quam Ecclesia ab Apostolis accipiens, in universo mundo offer• Deo. De quo in duodecim Prophetis Malachi sic praesignificavit, 2Non est mihi voluntas in vobis, dicit Dominus exercituū: & munus non suscipiam de manu vestra. He took that, which by creation is bread, and gave thanks, saying, This is my Body And likewise the Cup full of that Creature, which is here with us, and confessed it to be his Blood, and thus taught the new Oblation of the New Testament, which the Church receiving of the Apostles, doth offer to God through the whole world, whereof Malachi one of the twelve Prophets did prophesy thus: I have no li•inge in you, saith our Lord almighty, neither will I take Sacrifice of your hands: because from ⟨p. 569⟩the rising of the sun, to the going down of the same, my name is glorified among the Nations, and Incense is offered to my name in every place, and pure Sacrifice, for that my name is great among the Nations. What can be understanded by this new Oblation of the New Testament other, then the Oblation of that, which he said to be his Body, and confessed to be his Blood? And if he had offered Bread and Wine only, or the Figure of his Body, and Blood in Bread and Wine, it had been no New Oblation, for such had been made by Melchizedek long before. Neither can the Prophecy of Malachi be understanded of the Oblation of Christ upon the Cross, for as much as that was done but at one time only, and in one certain place of the world, in Golgotha, a place without the gates of Jerusalem, near to the walls of that City. Concerning the Sacrifice of a contrite, and an humbled heart, and all other Sacrifices of our devotion, that be mere Spiritual, they can not be called the New Oblation of the New Testament, for as much as they were done as well in the Old Testament, as in the New, neither be they altogether pure.
Irenaeus receiued the same from S. Iohn the Euangelist, by Polycarpus S. Iohns scholar. He declareth it with these woordes:1 Eum, qui ex creatura Panis est, accepit, & gratias egit, dicens, Hoc est Corpus meum. Ft Calicem similiter, qui est ex creatura quae est secundum nos, suum Sanguinem confessus est, & Nou• Testamenti nouam docuit Oblationem, quam Ecclesia ab Apostolis accipiens, in vniuerso mundo offer• Deo. De quo in duodecim Prophetis Malachias sic praesignificauit, 2Non est mihi voluntas in vobis, dicit Dominus exercituū: & munus non suscipiam de manu vestra. He tooke that, whiche by creation is breade, and gaue thankes, saiynge, This is my Bodie And likewise the Cuppe ful of that Creature, whiche is here with vs, and confessed it to be his Bloude, and thus taught the newe Oblation of the Newe Testament, which the Churche receiuing of the Apostles, dooth offer to God through the whole worlde, whereof Malachie one of the twelue Prophetes did prophecie thus: I haue no li•inge in you, saithe our Lorde almightie, neither wil I take Sacrifice of your handes: bicause from ⟨p. 569⟩the risinge of the sonne, to the goinge downe of the same, my name is glorified amonge the Nations, and Incense is offered to my name in euery place, and pure Sacrifice, for that my name is greate amonge the Nations. VVhat can be vnderstanded by this newe Oblation of the Newe Testamente other, then the Oblation of that, whiche he saide to be his Bodie, and confessed to be his Bloude? And if he had offered Bread and VVine onely, or the Figure of his Bodie, and Bloude in Bread and VVine, it had beene no Newe Oblation, for suche had beene made by Melchisedech longe before. Neither can the Prophecie of Malachie be vnderstanded of the Oblation of Christe vpon the Crosse, for as muche as that was doone but at one time onely, and in one certaine place of the worlde, in Golgotha, a place without the gates of Hierusalem, neare to the walles of that Citie. Concerninge the Sacrifice of a contrite, and an humbled harte, and al other Sacrifices of our deuotion, that be mere Spiritual, they can not be called the Newe Oblation of the Newe Testament, for as muche as they were doone as wel in the Olde Testamente, as in the Newe, neither be they altogeather pure.
- 1Lib. 4. cap. 32.
- 2Malac. 1.
