Rid. 5. It forceth men to maintain many monstrous Miracles, without any necessity and authority of God's Word. For at the coming of this presence of the Body and Flesh of Christ, they thrust away the Substance of Bread, and affirm that the Accidents remain without any Subject, and instead thereof they place Christ's Body without his qualities, and the true manner of a Body. And if the Sacrament be reserved so long until it mould, and Worms breed, some say that the Substance of Bread miraculously returneth again, and some deny it. Other some affirm, that the real Body of Christ goeth down into the Stomach of the Receivers, and doth there abide so long only as they shall continue to be good; but another sort hold that the Body of Christ is carried into Heaven, so soon as the forms of Bread be bruised with the Teeth. O Works of Miracles! Truly, and most truly, I see that fulfilled in these Men, whereof St. Paul prophesied, 2 Thess. 2. Because they have not received the love of the truth, that they might be saved, God shall send them strong Delusions, that they should believe a Lye, and be all damned which have not believed the Truth. This gross Presence hath brought forth that fond fantasy of Concomitance, whereby is broken at this day and abrogated the Commandment of the Lord for distributing of the Lord's Cup to the Laity.
6. It giveth occasion to Heretics to maintain and defend their Errors; as to Marcion, who said that Christ had but a Fantastical Body; and to Eutiches, who wickedly confounded the two Natures in Christ.
7. Finally, It falsifieth the Sayings of the Godly Fathers, and the Catholic Faith of the Church, which Vigilius, a Martyr and grave Writer, saith, was taught of the Apostles, confirmed with the Blood of Martyrs, and was continually maintained by the Faithful until his time. By the Sayings of the Fathers, I mean of Justin, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Eusebius, Emisenus, Athanasius, Cyril, Epiphanius, Hierome, Chrysostom, Augustine; Vigilius, Fulgentius, Bertram, ⟨p. 50⟩and others most ancient Fathers. All those places, as I am sure I have read, making for my purpose; so am I well assured that I could show the same, if I might have the use of mine own Books, which I will take to me to do, even upon the peril of my life, and loss of all that I may lose in this World.
Rid. 5. It forceth men to maintain many monstrous Miracles, without any necessity and authority of God's Word. For at the coming of this presence of the Body and Flesh of Christ, they thrust away the Substance of Bread, and affirm that the Accidents remain without any Subject, and instead thereof they place Christ's Body without his qualities, and the true manner of a Body. And if the Sacrament be reserved so long until it mould, and Worms breed, some say that the Substance of Bread miraculously returneth again, and some deny it. Other some affirm, that the real Body of Christ goeth down into the Stomach of the Receivers, and doth there abide so long only as they shall continue to be good; but another sort hold that the Body of Christ is carried into Heaven, so soon as the forms of Bread be bruised with the Teeth. O Works of Miracles! Truly, and most truly, I see that fulfilled in these Men, whereof St. Paul prophesied, 2 Thess. 2. Because they have not received the love of the truth, that they might be saved, God shall send them strong Delusions, that they should believe a Lye, and be all damned which have not believed the Truth. This gross Presence hath brought forth that fond phantasie of Concomitance, whereby is broken at this day and abrogated the Commandment of the Lord for distributing of the Lord's Cup to the Laity.
6. It giveth occasion to Hereticks to maintain and defend their Errors; as to Marcion, who said that Christ had but a Phantastical Body; and to Eutiches, who wickedly confounded the two Natures in Christ.
7. Finally, It falsifieth the Sayings of the Godly Fathers, and the Catholick Faith of the Church, which Vigilius, a Martyr and grave Writer, saith, was taught of the Apostles, confirmed with the Blood of Martyrs, and was continually maintained by the Faithful until his time. By the Sayings of the Fathers, I mean of Justin, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Origen, Eusebius, Emisenus, Athanasius, Cyril, Epiphanius, Hierome, Chrysostome, Augustine; Vigilius, Fulgentius, Bertram, ⟨p. 50⟩and others most ancient Fathers. All those places, as I am sure I have read, making for my purpose; so am I well assured that I could shew the same, if I might have the use of mine own Books, which I will take to me to do, even upon the peril of my life, and loss of all that I may lose in this World.
