A14227:100
An answer to a challenge madeAn ansvver to a challenge made
An answer to a challenge made by a Jesuit in Ireland Wherein the judgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truly delivered, and the novelty of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By James Usher Bishop of Meath.An ansvver to a challenge made by a Iesuite in Ireland Wherein the iudgement of antiquity in the points questioned is truely delivered, and the noveltie of the now romish doctrine plainly discovered. By Iames Vssher Bishop of Meath.
Dublin: printed by the Society of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624Dublin: printed by the Societie of Stationers and Eliot's Court Press, 1624
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And in another place, expounding those words of Christ here alleged; he thereupon inferreth thus: yThis is therefore to eat that meat, and drink that drink; to remain in Christ, and to have Christ remaining in him. And by this, he that remaineth not in Christ, and in whom Christ abideth not, without doubt doth neither spiritually eat his flesh, nor drink his blood: although he do carnally and visibly press with his teeth the Sacrament of the body and blood of Christ; and so rather eateth and drinketh the Sacrament of so great a thing for judgement to himself, because that being unclean he did presume to come unto the Sacraments of Christ.
And in another place, expounding those words of Christ here alledged; hee thereupon inferreth thus: yThis is therefore to eate that meate, and drinke that drinke; to remaine in Christ, and to have Christ remayning in him. And by this, he that remaineth not in Christ, and in whom Christ abideth not, without doubt doth neither spiritually eate his flesh, nor drinke his bloud: although he do carnally and visibly presse with his teeth the Sacrament of the bodie and bloud of Christ; and so rather eateth and drinketh the Sacrament of so great a thing for judgement to himselfe, because that being uncleane hee did presume to come unto the Sacraments of Christ.
- yHoc est ergo manducare illam escam, & illum bibere potum; in Christo manere, & illum manentem in se habere. Ac per hoc qui non manet in Christo, & in quo non manet Christus, proculdubio nec manducat spiritaliter carnē ejus, nec bibit ejus sanguinē, licèt carnaliter & visibiliter premat dentibus sacramentum corporis & sanguinis Christi: sed magis tantae rei sacramentū ad judicium sibi manducat et bibit, quia immundus praesumpsit ad Christi accedere sacramenta. Id. in Evangel. Johan. Tract. 26.Hoc est ergo manducare illam escam, & illum bibere potum; in Christo manere, & illum manentem in se habere. Ac per hoc qui non manet in Christo, & in quo non manet Christus, proculdubio nec manducat spiritaliter carnē ejus, nec bibit ejus sanguinē, licèt carnaliter & visibiliter premat dentibus sacramentum corporis & sanguinis Christi: sed magis tantae rei sacramentū ad judicium sibi manducat et bibit, quia immundus praesumpsit ad Christi accedere sacramenta. Id. in Evangel. Iohan. Tract. 26.