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.

That this Romish Doctrine contradicteth your owne Principle.

SECT. V.

REmember your former generall Principle, which wee ac∣knowledged to be sound and true, viz. All such Actions, and Qualities, which are reall in any Body without any relation to place, cannot be said to be multiplied in respect of divers places, wherein a Body is supposed to be. As for Example: The Body of Christ cannot be cold in one Altar, and hot in another, wounded, and whole, in ioy, and griefe, dead, and alive at the same time. The reason. These are im∣possible (say you) because of Contradiction: for, that the same thing should be capable of such contrarieties, it is repugnant to the under∣standing of man. So you; which is an infallible Truth, when the Modus, or Manner of a thing is compared to it selfe, and not to any thing else: it is necessary that at one and the same time the Modus be onely one, the same Iesuite cannot be sicke in Iapan, and sound and in health at Rome, in the same instant.

CHALLENGE.

NOw say (we beseech you) is there not the like Contradiction to make the same Christ at the same time, as hee is in Heaven, intelligent, and sensitive; and as on earth ignorant, and sensl••sse? Or powerfull to move of himselfe, on the throne of Maiestie; and absolutely Impotent, as hee is on the Altar? because these Attri∣butes, of Christ being Intelligent, and potent equally have no Rela∣tion to place. Notwithstanding all which you shame not to pro∣fesse a senslesse, ignorant, and feeble Christ. O come out of Babylon, and be no more be witched by such her Sorceries!

Notes

• See above Chap. 4. §. 10.