Synopsis Papismi, Or, a General View of the Papacy (Volume 5 ); With General Confutations of Romish Errors from the Scriptures, Fathers, Councils, Etc - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852. Excerpt: ... The First Question: Concerning The Carnal Presence or Christ's Body In The Sacrament. Sixteenth Error. The Papists. In the sacrament of the Eucharist, under the forms of bread and wine, by the efficacy of the word of Christ spoken by the priest, is really, verily, and substantially present, the natural body and blood of Christ, which was conceived of the Virgin Mary; the same body that is now in heaven, Ehein. Matt. 26. sect. 4. Fox, 1135. articul. 1. 6. vol. 2. London, 1610. yet after another manner: for he is in heaven according to the natural existence of his body; in the sacrament he is really present in his flesh, yet sacramentally by his omnipotent power. Concil. Trid. sess. 13. can. 1. Sur. Concil. torn. 4. p. 934. Colon. 1567. Argum. 1. The figures must be inferior to the things that are figured and represented: the sacraments of the law were figures of the sacraments in the Gospel: therefore they ought to be inferior. But unless the bread and wine should be the very blood nnd flesh of Christ in the sacrament, their sacraments in the law should not only not be inferior, but far superior to ours. As for example, the paschal lamb is in nature to be preferred before bread, and the slaying of the lamb did more lively represent the death of Christ than the breaking of bread; the eating of flesh doth also better set forth the spiritual nourishing than the eating of bread. 'Wherefore, unless we believe a real presence in the sacrament, their sacrifices in dignity and excellency should far exceed and excel ours. Bellarm. lib. 1. de Sacram. Eucharist. cap. 3. torn. 3. p. 463-64. Ingoldst. 1601. This argument is urged by the Douay translators, annot. in Exod. 25. 30. Anno. 1. It is not true, that their sacraments are figures of ours: but St-Paul sheweth, th...