A vindication of the Animadversions on Fiat lux

But first, This begs the Question; for you only repeat and say that such a Sacrifice was instituted by Christ, which you know is by us utterly denied. (2.) It plainly contradicts the Apostle, and overthrows his whole argument and design. 1. It contradicts him in express terms; for whereas he says not only that Christ once offered himself, but also that he was once offered for all, that is, no more to be offered, you affirm that he is often offered, and that every day. 2. His design is to demonstrate the excellency of the Condition of the Church of the New Testament and the worship of God therein above that of the Old. And this he proves to consist here in a special manner, that they had many Sacrifices which were of necessity to be reiterated because they could not take away sin; for saith he, if they could, then should they not have been repeated, nor would there have been need of any other Sacrifice. But, now saith he, this is done by the one Sacrifice of Christ, which hath so taken away sin, as that it hath made the repetition of its self, or the institution of any other Sacrifice needless; and therefore we have no more but that one, and that one once performed. Now unless you will deny the Apostles Assertions, either ⟨p. 464⟩(1.) That if one Sacrifice can take away sin, there is no need of another; or (2.) That the one Sacrifice of Christ did perfectly take away sin as to Atonement: and also (3.) assert that the condition of the Gospel Church is still the same with that of the Jews, and that we have need of a Sacrifice to be repeated, not only as theirs was year by year, from whence he argues the imperfection of the greatest solemn Sacrifice of Expiation, but day by day with a further and greater weakness, (repetition in the judgement of the Apostle being an evidence thereof) there will be no place left for your Sacrifice; that is, your main worship belongs not to the Church of God at all. (4.) You pretend that in this worship Christ himself is Sacrificed unto God, but incruenter, and without suffering: but the Apostle plainly tells us, that if he be often offered, he must often suffer, Heb. 9. 26. And the Sacrifice of Christ, without his passion, his offering without suffering, evacuates both the one and the other.

But first, This begs the Question; for you only repeat and say that such a Sacrifice was institued by Christ, which you know is by us utterly denyed. (2.) It plainly contradicts the Apostle, and overthrows his whole argument and design. 1. It contradicts him in express terms; for whereas he sayes not only that Christ once offered himself, but also that he was once offered for all, that is, no more to be offered, you affirm that he is often offered, and that every day. 2. His design is to demonstrate the excellency of the Condition of the Church of the New Testament and the worship of God therein above that of the Old. And this he proves to consist here in a special manner, that they had many Sacrifices which were of necessity to be reiterated because they could not take away sin; for saith he, if they could, then should they not have been repeated, nor would there have been need of any other Sacrifice. But, now saith he, this is done by the one Sacrifice of Christ, which hath so taken away sin, as that it hath made the repetition of its self, or the institution of any other Sacrifice needless; and therefore we have no more but that one, and that one once performed. Now unless you will deny the Apostles Assertions, either