The grand sacrilege of the Church of Rome, in taking away the sacred cup from the laiety at the Lords Table: detected, and conuinced by the euidence of holy Scripture, and testimonies of all ages successiuely from the first propagation of the catholike Christian faith to this present: together with two conferences; the former at Paris with D. Smith, now stiled by the Romanists B of Calcedon; the later at London with M Euerard, priest: by Dan. Featly, Doctor in Diuinity.

An appendix to the former Con∣ference.

Vntruths vttered by Master Euerard.

HEe saith, it is the doctrine of the Romane Catholikes generally, that the people are not bound to receiue the Communion in bread determinately, but that they may, if the Church please so to appoint, receiue it in wine onely. On the contrary, see Bellarmine, li. 4. de sac. Euch. 6. 25. * 1.1 Although Christ did not giue bread to the Laietie, yet he did not forbid it to be giuen them, and elsewhere hee commanded it to bee giuen them. And Bellarmine saith a little after: S. Luke, after the Sa∣crament giuen vnder the forme of bread, addeth, Doe this: but he repeateth it not after the giuing of the Cup, that we might vnderstand, that our Lord com∣manded that the Sacrament should bee giuen vnder the forme of bread to all, but not vnder the forme of wine.

Againe, Fisher in his answer to certaine que∣stions propounded by King Iames, contradicts directly this assertion of Master Euerard, tou∣ching Communion in both kinds. Sect. 4. This precept (doe this) being the onely precept giuen by Christ to his Church, and giuen absolutely of the forme of bread, conditionally of the forme of wine, there is no colour to accuse the Church of doing against this Precept.

Secondly, When offer was made vnto him, to proue euery point of the Protestants beliefe out of Scripture, and he was required to do the like; he answered, that it was the custome of all heretikes to appeale to sole Scripture, and re∣iect Tradition.

Vntruth. For * 1.2 Irenaeus. lib. 3. cap. 2. thus wri∣teth: Heretikes, when they are conuinced out of Scrip∣tures, fall accusing the Scriptures themselues, as if they were not right, nor of authoritie, and that they are ambiguous, and that the truth cannot bee knowne out of them by those, who are ignorant of tradition: for that the truth was not deliuered by writing, but by word of mouth.

Tertul. de praescrip. aduers. haeret. cap. 17. To con∣ferre by scripture will auaile nothing with this kind of * 1.3 heretikes, vnlesse a man goe about to ouer-turne his braine, or his stomacke, &c. And c. 23. a 1.4 They beleeue without Scripture, that they may beleeue against Scrip∣ture: Et de resurrect. carnis cap. 47. he calleth he∣retikes flyers, or shunners of the light of the Scriptures. qualiter accipiunt lucifugae isti scriptura∣rum. And against Hermogenes, cap. 22. hee appea∣leth to sole Scriptures: b 1.5 I reuerence the fulnesse of Scripture; let Hermogenes Shop, or Schoole teach, that this is written. If it bee not written, let him feare that woe or curse threatned to all that adde, or take away.

Thirdly, He affirmeth, that the Councell of Constance was not confirmed by Martin the fifth, in all points defined in that Councell: but onely in those, that concerned Wicklife, Hus, and

the Bohemians. * 1.6

Vntruth. In the Acts of the Councell of Constance set out by Binnius, sess. 45. we reade, Our most holy Lord the Pope, Martin the fifth, said, I will vnuiolably obserue all and euery of these things, that are determined, concluded, and agreed in matter of Faith by this present Councell: and those things so done Councell-wise, or in a Councell-way, I approue and ratifie. And Binnius testifieth as much, p. 960 that the Pope gaue order for the dismissing of the Councell, after hee had approued, and con∣firmed all and euery Decree, that concerned matter of Faith; and is not the Popes supre∣macy with you a matter of Faith?

Fourthly, he peremptorily denied, that the Church of Rome euer prayed for the soules of the Saints in heauen, or in particular, that she praied for the soule of blessed Leo.

Vntruth: for Innocentius the third, Cap. cum. Mathae. extra de celebratione Missar. This prayer was vsed vpon Saint Leos feast; Grant wee beseech thee, O Lord, that this oblation may profit, or helpe the soule of blessed Leo. And although (saith Bellarmine) this prayer be now changed, yet at this day in the seue∣red prayer or collect for this Feast, we say, let the yeere∣ly solemnitie of Saint Leo the Confessor, and Bishop, make vs acceptable vnto thee, that by these pious offi∣ces of appeasing thee, a blessed retribution or reward may accompany him, and hee may procure vnto vs gifts of thy grace. Bellarmine addeth a little after: Pope Innocentius answers to these, and the like pray∣ers two manner of wayes; when the Church desireth

glory to Saints, who already possesse the Kingdome * 1.7 of Heauen, he desireth, or prayeth not, that the Saints may increase in glory, but that their glory may in∣crease with vs: that is, that it may be made manifest to the wholeworld.

Secondly, He saith; that it seemes not absurd to pray for the encrease of some accidentall glory vnto them.

He addeth in the third place, that peraduen∣ture in these prayers we pray for the glory of the body, which they shall haue in the day of the resurrection.

FINIS.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Etsi Christus non dedit laicis panem, non ta∣men prohibuit dari; & alihi etiam iussit dari, cum it, hoc fa∣cite. Paulo post: Lucas illud, hoc facite, posuit post datum sa∣cramentum sub specie panis, post datum autem calicem illud non repetiuit, vt intelligeremus, iussisse Dominū, vt sub specie pa∣nis omnibus de∣stribueretur sa∣cramentum, sub specie vini autem non item. Idem notat. Caiet. Be∣can. Tilitanus Hesselius citat. à Chamiero. de •…•…ucha. lib. 8. cap. 4. pag. 4•…•…7.
• * 1.2

  H•…•…retici, cū ex scripturis argu∣untur, in accu∣sationē cōuertun∣tur ips•…•…rū scrip∣turarū. quasi non rectè habeant, nec sint ex au∣thoritate, & quia variè sint dictae, & quia non possit ex his inueniri veritas ab his, qui igno∣rant traditio∣nem. non enim per literas tradi∣tam illam, sed per viuam vo∣cem.
• * 1.3

  * Tertul. Cum hac haeresi nihil perficiet congres∣sio scripturae, nisi planè vt quis stomachi ineat euersionem aut creebri.
• a 1.4

  Credunt sine scrip. vt credant aduersus scrip∣turas.
• b 1.5

  Adoro scrip∣turae plenitudi∣nem. Scriptum esse doceat Hermo∣genis officina: si non &c. Si non est scrip∣tum, timeat illud; adijcienti∣bus, aut detra∣hentibus, desti∣natum.
• * 1.6

  Sanctissimus Dominus noster Papa, Mart. 5. dixit: omnia, & singula determi∣nata, conclusa, & decreta in mate∣ria fidei per prae∣sens Concilium inuiolabiliter obseruare volo, ipsaque haec con∣ciliariter facta approbo, & ra∣tifico. Postquam om∣nia, & singula decreta mate∣riam fidei con∣cernentia appro∣basset. In die S. Leonis dicebatur. Quae∣sumus, Domine, vt animae B. Le∣onis haec prosit oblatio. Et licèt bae•…•… ora∣tio mutala sit, tamen ad huc bodie in secreta oratione in festo dicimus. S. Leo∣nis confess tui atque pontificis annua solenni∣tas nos tibi red∣dat acceptos, vt per haec piae pla∣cationis officia illum beata re∣tributio comite∣tur, & nobis. gratia tuae dona conciliet. Bell. l. 2 de Purg. c. 18.
• * 1.7

  Respondit Inno∣cent. dupliciter; 1. cum Ecclesiam petit gloriam Sanctis, qui reg∣num coelorum iam possident, non petere, vt illi in gloria cres∣cant, sed vt a∣pud nos illorum gloria crescat, ut toti mundo illorum gloria innotescat. 2. di∣cit, non videri absurdum, si pe∣tamus illis aug∣mentum gloriae alicuius acci∣dentalis. Fortasse petimus gloriam corporis, quam habebunt in die resurre∣ctionis.