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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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Object. Much of what we say here, the Papists say, was true of Christ's Body in the days of his Infirmity; but when he was risen from the Dead, then he received a spiritual Body, as it is said ours shall be at the Resurrection, 1 Cor. 15.
Answ. This is but a Fig-leaf; for they ascribe these monstrous Properties to Christ's Body before its Resurrection; for they say, the Flesh and Blood of Christ were really in the Sacrament which the Disciples received whilst Christ lived. Secondly; Christ's Resurrection, tho it heightened the Perfection, yet it did not alter the Nature and Properties of his Body, nor gave it the being of a Spirit; for after he was risen, he proves that he was no Spirit by this Argument, Handle me, and see: for a Spirit hath not Flesh and Blood, as you see me have. Luke 24.39. By this it appears, that their Doctrine destroyeth the Truth of Christ's human Body; at least it destroys the main Evidence of it against those who affirmed that Christ had only a fantastical Body, namely, that he was seen, and felt, and heard; for the Papists say, that Sense is not to be believed. Again, this Doctrine of theirs destroyeth the Truth of Christ's Ascension into Heaven; for he is not ascended, if he hath not left this World, but is here in the Sacrament. Nothing can be more clear, than that Christ did visibly and locally leave this World, when he went up into Heaven, Acts 1.9, 10. That being once there, the Heavens must receive (or contain) him, until the Time of the Restitution of all things, Acts 3.21. And that at the last Day he shall come visibly and locally from Heaven, 2 Thess. 1.7. But that he should come down a thousand times ⟨p. 42⟩in a day, at the command of every Mass-Priest, (or that he should have such power to make the Body of his Saviour,) is such a Dream as the Scripture speaketh not one syllable of, nor can any rational Man believe it. Besides, their Doctrine destroyeth the very Essence of a Sacrament, which consists of two parts, an outward Element or Sign, and the inward Grace signified by it.