A27015:1065
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
34. Although they confess Christ did administer this venerable Sacrament with both Elements of Bread and Wine, and though they acknowledge this Sacrament was received of the faithful in the Primitive Church with both Elements: Yet they determine that it is to be communicated to the Laity in one kind or Element only, and forbid the Priests ⟨p. 409⟩giving it to the people in both kinds, upon pain of excommunication.
34. Although they confess Christ did administer this venerable Sacrament with both Elements of Bread and Wine, and though they acknowledge this Sacrament was received of the faithful in the Primitive Church with both Elements: Yet they determine that it is to be communicated to the Laity in one kind or Element onely, and forbid the Priests ⟨p. 409⟩giving it to the people in both kinds, upon pain of excommunication.
35. They teach that whole Christ is in either of the Elements, and that the whole Nature of the Sacrament is to be found in one of them, neither is any more profit reaped from communion in both kinds then in one.
36. Nay that he gets more who communicates in one, in obedience to the Church, then he that communicates in both without that huge fruit of obedience.