B07431:90
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's…
Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lords Supper. / Written by T.W..Two treatises. 1. The holy exercise of a true fast, described out of God's word. / Written by T.C. ; 2. The substance of the Lordes Supper. / Written by T.W..
London: printed for I. Harison, 1610
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3. The third extremity is, that of transubstantiation, maintained altogether by the Romish Catholics, which hold that the Bread and Wine, (the substance thereof vanishing away, and nothing being left but the accidents or qualities thereof, as roundness, whiteness, redness, moisture, &c.) are changed, and that by the power of certain words, spoken by the Priest (as they call him) over the Elements, they are turned into the very natural body and blood of our Saviour.
3. The third extreamitie is, that of transubstantiation, maintained altogether by the Romish Catholikes, which hold that the Bread and Wine, (the substance thereof vanishing away, and nothing being left but the accidentes or qualities thereof, as roundnes, whitenesse, rednesse, moysture, &c.) are changed, and that by the power of certaine wordes, spoken by the Priest (as they cal him) ouer the Elements, they are turned into the verie naturall body and bloud of our Sauiour.
Concerning this point, and the branches thereof, I ⟨p. 22⟩will speak particularly and, first for the name Transubstantiation, I fear not to affirm, that it is very new, and never heard of before the days of Pope Innocent the third, who was about the year of our Lord 1205. much less was it confirmed as an article of faith before the Council of Constance, a City so named in Germany, in the days of Pope John the xxiii. which was about the year of our Lord 1415. and therefore by the Popish reason of rejecting new things, easily enough rejected for the novelty thereof.
Concerning this point, and the branches thereof, I ⟨p. 22⟩will speake particularly and, first for the name Transubstantiation, I fear not to affirme, that it is verie new, and neuer heard of before the dayes of Pope Innocent the third, who was about the yeare of our Lord 1205. much lesse was it confirmed as an article of faith before the Councell of Constance, a Citie so named in Germanie, in the dayes of Pope John the xxiii. which was about the yeare of our Lord 1415. and therefore by the Popish reason of reiecting new thinges, easily ynough reiected for the noueltie thereof.