A09453:488
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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4 In the Creed we confess that Christ is ascended into heaven, and there after his ascension sits at the right hand of his Father, and that according to his manhood. Hence I conclude, that Christs body is not really and locally in the Sacrament, and in every Host, which the priest consecrateth. This argument was good when Vigilius against1 Eutyches said, When it (the flesh) was on earth, it was not in heaven: and because it is now in heaven, it is not on earth: and he adds afterward that this is the Catholic faith & confession. And it was good when Fulgenti•s2 said, According to his humane substance he was absent from earth, when he was in heaven, and he left the earth, when he ascended into heaven. And, The same in separable Christ, according to his whole manhood LEAVING ⟨p. 360⟩THE EARTH, locally ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand, and according to the same whole manhood, he is to come to judgement. And it was good, when Cyril said, No man doubts but that when he ascended into heaven, though he be always present by the power of his spirit, HE WAS ABSENT IN3 RESPECT OF THE PRESENCE O• HIS FLESH. And it was good, when Augustine said, According to the flesh, which the Word assumed, he ascended into heaven, HE IS NOT HERE, there he sits at the right hand of the father: and he is here according to the presence of his majesty. And, He went as he was man, and he abode as he was God: he went by that whereby he was in one place: he abode by that whereby he was every where.
4 In the Creede we confesse that Christ is ascended into heauen, and there after his ascension sits at the right hand of his Father, and that according to his manhoode. Hence I conclude, that Christs bodie is not really and locally in the Sacrament, and in euerie Host, which the priest consecrateth. This argument was good when Vigilius against1 Eutyches said, Whē it (the flesh) was on earth, it was not in heauen: and because it is now in heauen, it is not on earth: and he addes afterward that this is the Catholike faith & confession. And it was good when Fulgentis