Meditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many years sinceMeditations on the holy sacrament of the Lords last Supper Written many yeares since

The first is ministerial, dispositive, and introductory by Ecclesiastical dispensation, which is likewise two-fold. First, to those that are bred in her bosom, and matriculated by Baptism, and so from their infancy trained up to have a reverend and due esteem of her authority, there is her act of Tradition, ⟨p. 208⟩delivering to her children in this age,¹ as she her self by a continued succession hath also received, this as an indubitate principle to be rested on, that holy Scriptures are the Word of God. Secondly, If the Church meet with such as are without her bosom, and so will not ascribe any thing to her maternal Authority in Testification and Tradition, except she can by strength of argument evince what she affirmeth, she is not in that case destitute of her Arma praelusoria, valid and sufficient arguments to make preparation in minds not extremely possessed with prejudice and perverseness for the entertaining of this principle.

The first is ministeriall, dispositive, and introductory by Ecclesiasticall dispensation, which is likewise two-fold. First, to those that are bred in her bosome, and matriculated by Baptisme, and so from their infancie trained up to have a reverend and due esteeme of her authority, there is her act of Tradition, ⟨p. 208⟩delivering to her children in this age,¹ as shee her selfe by a continued succession hath also received, this as an indubitate principle to bee rested on, that holy Scriptures are the Word of God. Secondly, If the Church meete with such as are without her bosome, and so will not ascribe any thing to her maternall Authority in Testification and Tradition, except shee can by strength of argument evince what shee affirmeth, shee is not in that case destitute of her Arma praelusoria, valid and sufficient arguments to make preparation in mindes not extreamely possessed with prejudice and perversenesse for the entertaining of this principle.

1. 1Aug de doctr. Christ. in pro. Hooker. lib. 3. ss. 8 Camer. de Eccl. pag. 411.