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when Elijah was ascended, yet some sought for his ¹body upon earth: so though christ be ascended, yet many seek his body upon earth: but as they could not find Elijah body, so these can not find Christs body, although they have sought 300. years. But if his body were upon earth, as they say, should we handle it and touch it, now it is glorified? After his resurrection he said to Mary, ²Touch me not, because his body was glorified, that is, not to be touched with fingers any more, but with faith. Therefore we read of none which touched his body after it was risen, but only Thomas to settle his faith. Thus you see we need to suborn no witnesses; for every word in this text which they allege for Transubstantiation, doth make against ⟨image 95⟩Transubstantiation, whereby if Antichrist doth signify them which are against Christ, you see who may be called Antichrist. There is no question in Popery (except Purgatory the Popes publican & tasker) about which the Papists are at such civill wars among themselves, as about this Transubstantiation. They cannot tell when the change beginneth, nor what manner of change it is, nor how long the change continueth, some hang one way, and some an other, like the Midianites which ³fought one against another. And no marvel though their consciences stagger about it: for to show you the right father of it, it was one of the dreams of Innocentius the 3. in the year of our Lord 1215. so many years passed ⁴before Transubstantiation was named, and then a Pope set it first on ⟨image 95⟩foot: so it came out of Rome the grandam of all heresies, and for want of Scriptures, hath been defended with fire and sword, and swallowed more Martyrs, than all the gulfs of the Papal sea beside.

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