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CHAP. IV.
That the Romish Doctrine of the Corporall Presence of Christ in the Sacrament doth, against that which Christ called [CORPVS MEVM, MY BODY] imply sixe Contra∣dictions.
The first Romish Contradiction, in making it Borne, and not borne of a Virgin.
THe Catholique Faith hath alwayes taught, concer∣ning the Body of Christ, That it was borne of the Virgin Mary: Secondly, that this, so borne, was, and is but One: Thirdly, that this one is Finite: Fourthly, that this finite is Organicall, and consisting of distinct parts: Fiftly, that this Organicall is now Perfect, and endued with all Absolutenesse, that ever any humane body can be capable of. Sixtly, that this Perfect is now also Glorious, and no more subiect to vilification, or indignity here on earth. But your now Romish Doctrine, touching Corporall Presence in this Sacra∣ment, doth imply Contradictions, touching each of these, as now we are to manifest, beginning at the first.
Our Apostolicall Article, concerning the Body of Christ, is ex∣presly this; Hee was borne of the Virgin Mary: which is the an∣cientest Article of Faith, concerning Christ, that is read of in the Booke of God: The seed of the woman, &c. Gen. 3. to shew that it was by propagation. But your Romane Article, of bringing the Body of Christ into this Sacrament, is, that The substance of Bread is changed into the substance of Christ's Body, which inferreth a Body made of the substance of Bread, as we have already * 1.1 proved, and as all substantiall Conversions doe shew, whether they be na∣turall, or miraculous. When the substance of Ayre is naturally changed into the substance of Water, this water is made of Ayre: when the substance of Water was miraculously changed into Wine, the substance of the Wine was produced out of the substance of water: when the Body of Lots Wife was turned into a pillar of salt, the substance of that salt was made of the substance of her Bo∣dily flesh.