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TroposchemmalogiaTroposchēmalogia
Troposchemmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. KTroposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K
London: printed by John Darby, 1682
Tropes and Figures; OR, A TREATISE of the METAPHORS, ALLEGORIES, TY… › Head 5 › The Lord's Supper.
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Answ. What do they mean? are there any more Substances under those Species, besides the Bread first, and afterwards the Body of Christ? Do not they affirm, as soon as ever it ceaseth to be Bread, it becometh the real Body of Christ? Then surely if it be a Substance, according to what they say, it must either be Bread, or the Body of Christ, or no Substance at all.
Object. Christ's Body is there after the manner of a Spirit, taking up no room, so that Head, Hands, Feet, are altogether in the least Crumb of the Host.
Answ. In arguing thus, as a learned Man observes, they plead for the Propriety of Words, and destroy the Propriety of things. How can they say it is properly a Body, which wants the essential Properties of a Body, which is to have quantity, and take up room; take away this, and the Body may properly be a Spirit, for it is that only which differenceth it from a Spirit.
But further, to show how idle and absurd it is to take our Saviour's Words in a proper Sense, we shall show that it is utterly against Sense and Reason, as well as contrary to Scripture, as you have heard.
But further, to shew how idle and absurd it is to take our Saviour's Words in a proper Sence, we shall shew that it is utterly against Sense and Reason, as well as contrary to Scripture, as you have heard.