A09453:292
A Reformed Catholic
A reformed Catholic: or, A declaration showing how near we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundry points of religion: and wherein we must for ever depart from them with an advertisement to all favourers of the Roman religion, showing that the said religion is against the Catholic principles and grounds of the catechism.A reformed Catholike: or, A declaration shewing how neere we may come to the present Church of Rome in sundrie points of religion: and vvherein we must for euer depart from them with an advertisment to all fauourers of the Romane religion, shewing that the said religion is against the Catholike principles and grounds of the catechisme.
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1598Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1598
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Reason V. 1. Cor. 10. 3. The fathers of the old testament did eat the same spiritual meat, and drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of the rock which was Christ. Now they could not eat his body ⟨p. 195⟩which was crucified, or drink his blood shed bodily, but by faith: because then his body and blood were not in nature. The Papists make answer, that the fathers did eat the same meat, and drink the same spiritual drink with themselves, not with us. But their answer is against the text. For the Apostles intent is to prove, that the Jews were every way equal to the Corinthians, because they did eat the same spiritual meat, and drank the same spiritual drink with the Corinthians; otherwise his reason proves not the point which he hath in hand, namely that the Israelites were nothing inferior to the Corinthians.
Reason V. 1. Cor. 10. 3. The fathers of the olde testament did eate the same spirituall meat, and drinke the same spirituall drinke: for they dranke of the rocke which was Christ. Now they could not eate his body ⟨p. 195⟩which was crucified, or drinke his bloode shedde bodily, but by faith: because then his bodie and blood were not in nature. The Papists make answer, that the fathers did eat the same meate, and drinke the same spirituall drinke with themselues, not with vs. But their answer is against the text. For the Apostles intent is to prooue, that the Iewes were euery way equall to the Corinthians, because they did eat the same spirituall meat, and dranke the same spirituall drinke with the Corinthians; otherwise his reasō prooues not the point which he hath in hand, namely that the Israelites were nothing inferiour to the Corinthians.
Reason VI. And it is said, the sabbath was made for man: and not man for the sabbath: so it may be said, that the sacrament of the Lords supper was made for man, & not man for it: & therefore man is more excellent than the sacrament. But if the signs of bread and wine be really turned into the body and blood of Christ, then is the sacrament infinitely better then man; who in his best estate is only joined to Christ, and made a member