3. And what but flat opposition to Christ, should move these men to forbid one half of his Sacrament, which he calls the New-Testament in his blood? One would wonder what should be their Motive: It is no matter of Pleasure, Profit, or Honour: This very Deceiver had more ⟨p. 140⟩wit than to pretend Antiquity for it, or any one ancient Doctor of the Church. They dare not deny (save to Ignorants and Fools,) that it is a Novelty contrary to unquestioned Consent and Practice of all Christs Church, for above a thousand years, or near at least. It is undeniably against Christs Institution and Command, against his Apostles Doctrine, and Scripture Practice; against all the Judgment and Practice of the ancient Church, against the Nature and Integrity of the Sacrament, against the Concord of the Church, that will never Unite against all these, against the Sense and Comfort of Believers. What then doth over-rule so many men to Tear the Church, to Murder so many Bohemians as they did, &c. for such a thing as this is? Reader I will tell thee all that I know: The Devil is in constant War against Christ and his Kingdom, and the Souls of men: As he thought he could have triumphed in making Job curse God to his Face; so he would fain show that he can make Christs own pretended Ministers oppose and despise the plainest of his Commands, and defy his Word and him to his Face. To this he gets by the baits of Worldly Wealth, Honour and Dominion, a sort of Fleshly Worldly men to be Bishops, ⟨p. 141⟩whose very hearts are against the Laws of Christ: And puffing up these men by degrees, he tells them how they must be Great, and arrogate Power equal to Christs Apostles, and so domineer over the Souls of men; and all this on pretence of honouring Christ: And having gotten a Generation of gross ignorant debauched Villains, into the Papal elevated Seat, and the Ruling Church Power, when some poor Woman once or twice shed some of the Wine, or a Priest chanced to spill it, their profane Holiness decreed that they should drink the Wine no more (save the Clergy,) but should eat Christs Blood, which they said was in his Flesh, and a while they dipped the Wafer in Wine; and then pretended Infallibility being their vain Glory, they must not change lest they should seem to be fallible, and should Repent; for Repenting undoes Satan's Kingdom.
3. And what but flat opposition to Christ, should move these men to forbid one half of his Sacrament, which he calls the New-Testament in his blood? One would wonder what should be their Motive: It is no matter of Pleasure, Profit, or Honour: This very Deceiver had more ⟨p. 140⟩wit than to pretend Antiquity for it, or any one ancient Doctor of the Church. They dare not deny (save to Ignorants and Fools,) that it is a Novelty contrary to unquestioned Consent and Practice of all Christs Church, for above a thousand years, or near at least. It is undenyably against Christs Institution and Command, against his Apostles Doctrine, and Scripture Practice; against all the Judgment and Practice of the ancient Church, against the Nature and Integrity of the Sacrament, against the Concord of the Church, that will never Unite against all these, against the Sense and Comfort of Believers. What then doth over-rule so many men to Tear the Church, to Murder so many Bohemians as they did, &c. for such a thing as this is? Reader I will tell thee all that I know: The Devil is in constant War against Christ and his Kingdom, and the Souls of men: As he thought he could have triumphed in making Job curse God to his Face; so he would fain shew that he can make Christs own pretended Ministers oppose and despise the plainest of his Commands, and defie his Word and him to his Face. To this he gets by the baits of Worldly Wealth, Honour and Dominion, a sort of Fleshly Worldly men to be Bishops, ⟨p. 141⟩whose very hearts are against the Laws of Christ: And puffing up these men by degrees, he tells them how they must be Great, and arrogate Power equal to Christs Apostles, and so domineer over the Souls of men; and all this on pretence of honouring Christ: And having gotten a Generation of gross ignorant debauched Villains, into the Papal elevated Seat, and the Ruling Church Power, when some poor Woman once or twice shed some of the Wine, or a Priest chanced to spill it, their prophane Holiness decreed that they should drink the Wine no more (save the Clergy,) but should eat Christs Blood, which they said was in his Flesh, and a while they dipt the Wafer in Wine; and then pretended Infallibility being their vain Glory, they must not change lest they should seem to be fallible, and should Repent; for Repenting undoes Satans Kingdom.
