Of the institution of the sacrament of the blessed bodie and blood of Christ, (by some called) the masse of Christ eight bookes; discovering the superstitious, sacrilegious, and idolatrous abominations of the Romish masse. Together with the consequent obstinacies, overtures of perjuries, and the heresies discernable in the defenders thereof. By the R. Father in God Thomas L. Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.

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Title: Of the institution of the sacrament of the blessed bodie and blood of Christ, (by some called) the masse of Christ eight bookes; discovering the superstitious, sacrilegious, and idolatrous abominations of the Romish masse. Together with the consequent obstinacies, overtures of perjuries, and the heresies discernable in the defenders thereof. By the R. Father in God Thomas L. Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield.
Author: Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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The Generall approbation of this Canon by Both sides.

SECT. II.

SCarce is there any one Romish Author, handling this Contro∣versie, who doth not fasten upon this Canon of Nice, for the countenancing of your Romish Masse. Contrarily Protestants (as they are set downe by our b Zanchy, and your c Bellarmine) in great numbers (among whom are Luther and Calvin) with ioynt consent approve of this Canon; one of them (Bucer by name) sub∣scribing unto it with his owne hand, in these words: So I thinke in the Lord, and I wish to appeare in this minde before the Tribunall Seat of God. So they. The right Explication of this Canon will be worthy our paines.

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Hunc canonem Conc. Niceni proba∣tum fuisse Marpurgi Luthero, & alijs.—Martinus Bucerus di∣xit; Ità in Domino sentio: & in hac sen∣tentia opto venire ad Tribunal Dei. Ma∣nu meâ scripsi. Teste Hier. Zanchio Miscell. de Coena Domini, pag. 152. He himselfe assenting unto the same.

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Hoc testimonium Niceni Conc. primi in actis eiusdem Conc. in Vaticana Bibliotheca his verbis, &c. Hoc testimonium agnoscunt etiam Adversarij, ut Occolampadius, Calvin. Instit. l. 4. c. 17. §. 36. Petrus Boquinus, Klebitius: & nituntur hoc testimonio ad gra∣vissimam suam haeresin stabiliendam, &c. Bellar. ibid.

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