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.

Anno 1240.

i 1.1 Halensis, howsoeuer he some way inclines to that opinion, that it is sufficient to receiue the sacrament in one kind: yet he confe•…•…eth, that there is more merit and deuotion, and compleatnesse, and efficacie in receiuing in both.

Albertus Magnus in 4. Sent. dist. 8. deliuers this generall rule: sacramentum Ecclesiae nihil in gratia causa•…•…, quod non ex similitudine significat: The sacrament of the Church causeth nothing in grace, which it signifieth not by similitude: that is, it pro∣duceth nothing, which it presenteth not. And from thence inferres, that the vnity of Christs mysticall body is not perfectly caused, and signified, but by a double signe: and there∣fore by k 1.2 vertue, or in regard of the sacramēt we ought to haue both. Let the Reader note, that Albertus saith not, according to the new euasion of the Iesuites, virtute sacrificij oportet habere vtramque, but, virtute sacramenti; not that both kinds are requisite to the sacrifice, but to the sacrament. The sacrament by the doctrine of Albertus, wants so much of his efficacie, as it doth want of its significancie, but the receiuing vnder the forme of bread onely beareth no similitude, nor hath any signification of the spiritual drink of Christs blood. The Romanists therefore in

taking away one of the signes from the Laiety, consequently depriue (asmuch as in them lieth) the Laiety of the grace represented by that signe, and conferred with it. And * 1.3 yet Aegidius Coninck, a moderne Iesuite, and professor of Di∣uinity at Louaine, maketh this audacious asserti∣on out of the Chaire of his Schoole Diuinity: Although more grace may be conferred by receiuing in both kinds, notwithstanding, the Church vpon good reason careth not for that, and doth more respect the reuerence of the Sacrament, then the profit of the receiuers, &c.

Notes

• i 1.1

  Halens, sum. Theolog. part. 3. quaest. 11. memb. 2. art. 4. & in 4. sent. quest. 40, Illa quae est sub duabus, est ma∣ioris meriti, tum ratione aug∣mentationis de∣uotioris, tum ra∣tione sumptionis completioris. To∣tus Christus non continetur sub vtraque specie sacramentaliter, sed caro tantùm sub specie panis, sanguis tantùm sub specie vini. Rursus sumptio sub vtraque spe∣cie, quem mo∣dum sumendi tradidit Domi∣nus, est maioris efficaciae, & complementi.
• k 1.2

  Ideo virtute sacramenti opor∣tet habere vtrumque.
• * 1.3

  Etsi •…•…lus gra∣tiae conferretur per sumptionem vt ius{que} speciei, tamen meritò Ecclesiam hoc non curare, ma∣gisque prespice∣re reuerentia ip∣sins Sacramenti, quàm vtilitati sumentium, &c. Aegid. de Co∣ninck in D. Thom. de Sa∣cram. quaest. 80. art. 12. nu. 126. Antuerp. 1624.