A defense of the sincere and true translations of the holie Scriptures into the English tong against the manifolde cauils, friuolous quarels, and impudent slaunders of Gregorie Martin, one of the readers of popish diuinitie in the trayterous Seminarie of Rhemes. By William Fvlke D. in Diuinitie, and M. of Pembroke haule in Cambridge. Wherevnto is added a briefe confutation of all such quarrels & cauils, as haue bene of late vttered by diuerse papistes in their English pamphlets, against the writings of the saide William Fvlke.

FVLK. 4. That the creatures, or elements, are bles∣sed, and consecrated, that by the working of Gods spi∣rite, they shoulde bee chaunged into the bodye and bloud of Christ, after a diuine and spirituall manner, vnto the worthye receyuers, Beza, and we agree with the Greeke Liturgies. But that this blessing is perfor∣med by the worde of God, prayer, and thankes-gi∣uing, both Iustinus, and Irenaeus, doe most plainely testifie with Beza, and vs. When the mixed cuppe, and bread, sayth Irenaeus, receyueth the worde of God, it is made the Eucharist, &c. The breade on which, or for* 1.1 which, thankes is giuen. The bread which is of the earth, receyuing the vocation, or inuocation of God. So sayth Iustinus, the meate for which thankes are giuen▪ by the worde of prayer, which is receyued from him, and speaking of the verie manner of the consecration, vsed in his tyme. When the breade, and wine, with water, is offered: the chiefe Minister sendeth forthe prayers, and thankes-giuing, with all his might, and the people consenteth, saying, Amen. Then followeth the distribution, and participation of those thinges, for which thankes was giuen to euery one, &c. As for the Magicall mysteries of Dionyse, although in this be∣halfe,

they make nothing againste vs, we make not so great account of, that we will stand to his iudgement a∣ny more, than you to his practise.

Notes

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  Lib. 5. cap. 4. Lib. 4. cap. 34. Apolog. 2.