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Roman tradition examined, as it is urged as infallible against all mens senses, reason,…
Roman tradition examined, as it is urged as infallible against all mens senses, reason, the Holy Scripture, the tradition and present judgment of the far greatest part of the Universal Church; in the point of transubstantiation; in answer to a book called A rational discourse of transubstantiation.Roman tradition examined, as it is urged as infallible against all mens senses, reason, the Holy Scripture, the tradition and present judgment of the far greatst part of the Universal Church; in the point of transubstantiation; in answer to a book called A rational discourse of transubstantiation.
S.l. : s.n., 1676
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VIII. But if all your Religion was so currently delivered by word of Mouth by Fathers to their Children, what made the ancient Doctors pass by the same things in their Writings? when their Writings were purposely to tell their Readers what was the Christian Religion, and the reasons of it; would they leave out that in their deliberate Writings, which every Child was taught by his Parents?
VIII. But if all your Religion was so currantly delivered by word of Mouth by Fathers to their Children, what made the ancient Doctors pass by the same things in their Writings? when their Writings were purposely to tell their Readers what was the Christian Religion, and the reasons of it; would they leave out that in their deliberate Writings, which every Child was taught by his Parents?
IX. But what mean you to talk of all Parents delivering it to their Children? Do you mean all Priests, or all Laymen? If Priests had Children, it's like they were Married; And had you then the Celibate of Priests by Tradition from the Apostles? If you mean Lay-men, would you make Men believe any Story you tell them, contrary to the experience of their daily Converse? Do we not see ⟨p. 32⟩that the far greatest part of Men, both among Papists, Greeks, and Protestants, have too little sense, or understanding of Religion, to be accurate keepers of the sense of Scripture? Try your own followers in Ireland, Spain, Italy, yea, or France, whether the generality of the Common People teach their Children, or understand themselves, what a Sacrament is; though your Industry may teach them to Cant out such words as you would have them say in opposition to the Protestants. When we have much ado to get most of the Vulgar to endure to be Catechised themselves, and to understand the very Creed, and Principles of Christianity; do you suppose them competent preservers of the mysterious sense of such words as we are Controverting?
IX. But what mean you to talk of all Parents delivering it to their Children? Do you mean all Priests, or all Laymen? If Priests had Children, it's like they were Married; And had you then the Celibate of Priests by Tradition from the Apostles? If you mean Lay-men, would you make Men believe any Story you tell them, contrary to the experienc of their daily Converse? Do we not see