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THE THIRD CHALLENGE, Against the Vnluckinesse of the Obiectors, by their urging that which maketh against them.
FOr, first, they have told us of the Martyr Attalius, that hee upbraided his heathenish persecutors, who put him to death, calling them Devourers of mens flesh, and avouching, in behalfe of all true Christians, that they Devoure not man's flesh; which no Romish Professor at this day can affirme; this
Profession, that you swallow and transmit that flesh of Christ into the stomacke; this having beene confessed by your owne Iesuite to be a Devouring. So that the Doctrine of that primitive Age (as you now see) was as different from your Romish Noveltie, as are Corporall, and not Corporall Eating of the same Bodie of Christ. Finally, All our premised Sections, throughout this Fift Booke, doe clearely make up this Conclusion, that the Bo∣die of Christ, which Protestants doe feed upon, as their soules food, is the Bodie of Christ once Crucified, and now sitting in glorious maiestie in Heaven: and that Bodie of Christ, beleeved by you, is of Corporall Eating, in deed and in truth of Bread (as hath beene proued, and will be further discovered in a generall * 1.1 Synopsis.) Wherefore let every Christian studie with syncere conscience To eate the flesh of Christ with a spirituall appetite, as his Soules food, thereby to have a Spirituall Vnion with him pro∣per to the Faithfull; not subiect to Vomitings, or Corruption, and not common to wicked men, and vile beasts, but alwayes working to the salvation of the true Receiver: so shall he abhorre all your Capernatticall fancies.
Thus much of the Romish Consequence concerning Vnion; the next toucheth the Sacrificing of the Body of Christ, whereunto we proceed, not doubting but that we shall find your Dis∣puters the same men, as hitherto wee have done, per∣emptorie in their Assertions, Vnconscionable in wresting of the Fathers, and vaine, fan∣tasticall, and absurd in their Inferences and Con∣clusions.
See hereafter in the Eight Booke.