Because upon these words the Papists ground their Transubstantiation, that is, that the bread is changed into Christs flesh, and the Wine is turned into Christs blood, whereby we eat the same body which died upon the Cross, and drink the same blood which issued out of his side, that you may see the blindness of this Popish dream, I would have you but mark every word of this Scripture how they make against Trā substantiation, that you may see them slain like Goliath with their 1own sword. Even as GOD made Caiaphas speak against himself; 2so the Scriptures which heretics allege, do make against ⟨image 73⟩themselves, like the Baalites which 3wounded their own flesh. I may liken their allegations to Satan's, when he tempted Christ in the Wilderness, he alleged but one 4sentence of Scripture for himself, and that Psalm out of which he 5borrowed it, makes so plain against him, that he was fain to pick here a word, and there a word, and leave out that which went before, and skip in the middest, and omit that which came after, or else he had marred his cause. The Scripture is so holy, and pure, and true, that no word, nor syllable thereof can make for the devil, or for sinners, or for heretics: yet as the devil alleged Scripture, though it made not for him, but against him; so do the Libertines, and Epicures, and Heretics, as though they had learned ⟨image 73⟩at his school. Now there is no sentence of the scripture, which the wiser Papists allege boldly for their Transubstantiation, but this, that Christ said, This is my 6body, by which they may prove as well that Christ is a door, because he saith, I am the door: or a 7Vine, because he saith, I am a Vine, for his sayings are like. Figurative 8speeches, must not be construed literally, but this is Heretics fashion. If you mark, you shall see thorough out, that all the testimonies which the Papists allege for their heresies, are either tropes, or figures, or allegories, or parables, or allusions, or dark speeches; which when they presume to expound allegorically, or literally, without conference of other scriptures, then they wander, and stray from the mark, or else ⟨image 74⟩it is impossible, that the trueth should maintain error, that is, that the scripture should speak for heresy, if it were not perverted: therefore we see that Eve never 9erred, until she corrupted the text.
Because vpon these words the Papists ground their Transubstanciation, that is, that the bread is chaunged into Christs flesh, and the Wine is turned into Christs blood, whereby we eate the same bodie which died vpō the Crosse, and drinke the same blood which issued out of his side, that you may see the blindnesse of this Popish dreame, I would haue you but marke euerie word of this Scripture how they make against Trā substanciation, that you may see them slaine like Goliah with their 1owne sword. Euen as GOD made Caiphas speake against himselfe; 2so the Scriptures which heretickes alleage, doo make against ⟨image 73⟩thēselues, like the Baalites which 3wounded their owne flesh. I may liken their allegations to Sathans, when hee tempted Christ in the Wildernesse, he alleaged but one 4sentence of Scripture for himself, and that Psalme out of which he 5borrowed it, makes so plaine against him, that hee was faine to picke here a worde, and there a worde, and leaue out that which went before, and skip in the middest, and omit that which came after, or els hee had marred his cause. The Scripture is so holie, and pure, and true, that no word, nor sillable thereof can make for the diuell, or for sinners, or for hereticks: yet as the diuell alleaged Scripture, though it made not for him, but against him; so doo the Libertines, and Epicures, and Heretickes, as though they had learned ⟨image 73⟩at his schoole. Now there is no sentēce of the scripture, which the wiser Papists aledge bouldly for their Transubstantiation, but this, that Christ sayd, This is my 6body, by which they may proue as well that Christ is a dore, because he sayth, I am the dore: or a 7Vine, because he sayth, I am a Vine, for his sayings are like. Figuratiue 8speeches, must not bee construed literally, but this is Heretikes fashion. If you marke, you shall see thorough out, that all the testimonies which the Papists aledge for their heresies, are eyther tropes, or figures, or allegories, or parables, or allusions, or darke speeches; which when they presume to expound allegorically, or literally, without conference of other scriptures, then they wander, and stray from the marke, or else
- 11. Sam 17. 51.
- 2Joh. 18. 14.Ioh. 18. 14.
- 31. King. 18. 28.
- 4Math. 4. 4.
- 5Psal. 91. 11.
- 6Math. 26. 26.
- 7Joh. 107 9.Ioh. 107 9.
- 8Joh. 15 1.Ioh. 15 1.
- 9Gen. 3. 3.
