This is agreed and by the Scriptures plainly taught,1 that the oblation and sacrifice of our Saviour Christ was, and is a perfect work once consummate in perfection with out necessity of reiteration, as it was never taught to be reiterate, but a mere blasphemy ⟨p. 370⟩to presuppose it. It is also in the Catholic teaching, grounded upon the Scripture, agreed, that the same sacrifice ones consummate, was ordained by Christs institution in his most holy Supper to be in the Church often remembered and showed forth in such sort of showing, as to the faithful is seen present the most precious body and blood of our Saviour Christ, under the forms of bread and wine, which body and blood the §2faithful Church of Christen people grant and confess according to Christs words to have been betrayed and shed for the sins of the world, and so in the same Supper represented and delivered unto them,2 to eat and feed of it according to Christs commandment, as of a most precious and acceptable sacrifice, acknowledging the same precious body and blood, to be the sacrifice propitiatory for all the sins of the world,§3 whereunto they only resort, and only account that their very perfect oblation and sacrifice of Christen people, through which all other sacrifices necessary on our part be accepted and pleasant in the sight of God.3 And this manner of showing Christs death and keeping the memory of it, is grounded upon the Scriptures, written by the Evangelists and S. Paul, and according thereunto Preached, believed, used, and frequented in the Church of Christ universally and from the beginning. This author uttering many words at large besides Scripture, and against Scripture to deprave the Catholic §4doctrine, doth in a few words (which be in deed good words and true) confound and overthrow all his enterprise, and that issue will I join with him, which shall suffice for the confutation of this book. The few good words of the author, which words I say confound the rest,4 consist in these two points. One in that the author alloweth the Judgement of Petrus Lombardus, touching the oblation and sacrifice of the Church. An other in that the author confesseth the Council of Nice to be holy Council, as it hath been in deed confessed of all good Christen men. Upon these two confessions I will declare the whole enterprise of this fifth book to be overthrown.
This is agréed and by the Scriptures playnly taught,1 that the oblation and sacrifice of our Sauiour Christ was, and is a perfect worke once consummate in perfection with out necessitie of reiteration, as it was neuer taught to be reiterate, but a mere blasphemie ⟨p. 370⟩to presuppose it. It is also in the Catholicke teachyng, grounded vpon the Scripture, agrèed, that the same sacrifice ones consummate, was ordeined by Christes institution in his most holy Supper to be in the Church often remembred and shewed forth in such sort of shewyng, as to the faythfull is sene present the most precious body and bloud of our Sauiour Christ, vnder the formes of bread and wyne, which body and bloud the §2faythfull Church of Christen people graunt and confesse accordyng to Christes wordes to haue bene betrayed and shed for the sinnes of the world, and so in the same Supper represented and deliuered vnto them,2 to eate and fèede of it accordyng to Christes commaundement, as of a most precious and acceptable sacrifice, acknowledgyng the same precious body and bloud, to be the sacrifice propitiatorie for all the sinnes of the world,§3 whereunto they onely resort, and onely accompt that their very perfect oblation and sacrifice of Christen people, through which all other sacrifices necessarie on our part be accepted and pleasaunt in the sight of God.3 And this maner of shewyng Christes death and kèepyng the memorie of it, is grounded vpon the Scriptures, written by the Euangelistes and S. Paule, and accordyng thereunto Preached, beleued, vsed, and frequented in the Church of Christ vniuersally and from the beginnyng. This authour vtteryng many wordes at large besides Scripture, and agaynst Scripture to depraue the Catholike §4doctrine, doth in a few wordes (which be in déede good wordes and true) confounde and ouerthrow all his enterprise, and that issue will I ioyne with him, which shall suffise for the confutation of this booke. The fewe good wordes of the authour, which wordes I say confounde the rest,4 consist in these two pointes. One in that the authour alloweth the Iudgement of Petrus Lombardus, touchyng the oblation and sacrifice of the Church. An other in that the authour confesseth the Councell of Nice to be holy Councell, as it hath bene in déede confessed of all good Christen men. Upon these two confessions I will declare the whole enterprise of this fift booke to be ouerthrowen.
- 1The sacrifice of our saviour christ was never taught to be reiterate, but to be often remembered.The sacrifice of our sauior christ was neuer taught to be reiterate, but to be often remēbred.
- 2The body and blood of Christ is the only sacrifice propritiatory for all the sins of the world.The body and bloud of Christ is the onely sacrifice propritiatory for all the sinnes of the world.
- 3Christs body is the christen mans sacrifice.Christes body is the christen mans sacrifice.
- 4An issue.
