Animadversions on a treatise entitled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…Animadversions on a treatise intituled Fiat lux, or, A guide in differences of religion,…

And as for any others, being made Priests after the Order of Melchizedek, besides himself alone, it's a figment so expressly contrary to the words and reasoning of the Apostle, that I wonder any man not mad or angry, could once entertain any approving ⟨p. 373⟩thoughts of it. That our Author may no more mistake in this matter, I desire he would give me leave to inform him, that setting aside his proper Sacrificing of the Son of God, and his hideous figment of Transubstantiation, both utter strangers to the Scripture and Antiquity, there is nothing can by him be named, concerning this Sacrament as to its honour or efficacy, but it is all admitted by Protestants.

And as for any others, being made Priests after the Order of Melchisedeck, besides himself alone, it's a figment so expresly contrary to the words and reasoning of the Apostle, that I wonder any man not mad or angry, could once entertain any approving ⟨p. 373⟩thoughts of it. That our Author may no more mistake in this matter, I desire he would give me leave to inform him, that setting aside his proper Sacrificing of the Son of God, and his hideous figment of Transubstanatition, both utter strangers to the Scripture and Antiquity, there is nothing can by him be named, concerning this Sacrament as to its honour or efficacy, but it is all admitted by Protestants.

He pretends, after this loose Harangue, to speak to the thing it self; and tells us, that the consecrated CHALICE is not ordinarily given to people by the Priest in private Communion; as though in some cases, it were given amongst them to the body of the people, or that they had some public communion wherein it was ordinarily so given; both which he knows to be untrue. So impossible it seems for him to speak plainly and directly to what he treats on. But it is a thing which hath need of these artifices; If one falsity be not covered with another, it will quickly rain through all. However, he tells us, that they should do so, is neither expedient nor necessary as to any effects of the Sacrament.