Roman tradition examined, as it is urged as infallible against all mens senses, reason,…

And Cap.—telling why Christ calleth the same both Bread, Blood, Flesh, and his Body, he saith, [Panis est esca, &c. Bread is Meat, Blood is Life, Flesh is Substance, his Body the Church. And cap. 4. This Sacrament Christ calleth sometime his Body, sometime Flesh and Blood, sometime Bread; a Portion of Life eternally, which he Communicateth according to these visible things to corporal Nature. ⟨p. 52⟩That common Bread being turned into Flesh and Blood, procureth Life and increase to bodies (that is, our common Concoction turneth common Bread into our Flesh and Blood;) Therefore the Infirmity of our Faith being helped by the usual effect of things, by a sensible Argument is taught, that the effect of Life eternal is in Visible Sacraments; and that we are united to Christ, non tam Corporali quam spirituali transitione, not so much by a Corporal as by a Spiritual Transition. And cap. 6. His Conjunction and ours neither mingleth Person, nor uniteth Substances; but Consociateth Affections, and Confederateth Wills.

And the same Author, or another, in Cyprian's Works, de Unctione Chrysm. cap. 7. Saith [Our Lord at the Table where he last feasted with his Disciples, gave them with his own hands, Bread and Wine; but on the Cross he gave his Body to be wounded by the hands of Soldiers, that the sincere truth, and true sincerity, secretly imprinted in the Apostles, might expound to the Nations how the Wine and Bread was Flesh and Blood; and by what Reasons the Causes agreed to the Effects, and divers Names and Species were reduced to one Essence; and the Things signifying, and the things signified were called by the same Names, (or known by the same Words) By these Privileges of supernatural Grace, by the eating of sanctified Bread, being refreshed, washed, and anointed, &c.] Reader, here you see what Tradition saith.

And the same Author, or another, in Cyprian's Works, de Unctione Chrysm. cap. 7. Saith [Our Lord at the Table where he last feasted with his Disciples, gave them with his own hands, Bread and Wine; but on the Cross he gave his Body to be wounded by the hands of Souldiers, that the sincere truth, and true sincerity, secretly imprinted in the Apostles, might expound to the Nations how the Wine and Bread was Flesh and Blood; and by what Reasons the Causes agreed to the Effects, and divers Names and Species were reduced to one Essence; and the Things signifying, and the things signified were called by the same Names, (or known by the same Words) By these Priviledges of supernatural Grace, by the eating of sanctified Bread, being refreshed, washed, and anointed, &c.] Reader, here you see what Tradition saith.