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.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. Stansby, for Robert Mylbourne in Pauls Church-yard at the signe of the Grey-hound,; MDCXXXI. [1631]
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That many things are said to pacifie and please God, which are not properly Propitiatorie, by their owne Virtue, according to Scriptures and your owne Confessions.

SECT. III.

IN Scripture, our Mortification of the flesh is called a Sacrifice well-pleasing to God. Rom. 12. 1. Almes, Workes of Charity, are likewise called Sacrifices, wherewith God is delighted, Heb. 13. 16. Comforting, and cherishing the Ministers of God, is called A Sacrifice acceptable, and well pleasing to God, Phil. 4. 18. So the Scripture.

And that Spirituall Sacrifices are more pleasing unto God, than all the Hecatombs of Corporals could be, is a Confession, which we will take from the quill of Valentia the Iesuite, saying that a 1.1 All right and just Actions may be said, in some sort, to be Propiti∣atory, and to pacifie God. As likewise of Prayer; Scripture (saith he) attributeth a Propitiatory force unto Prayers, so farre forth as we obtaine many Blessings of God, through his mercy, by them. So he. Which confirmeth our former Distinction of Propitiatory, by the mercifull Acceptation of God, distinct from your Propitiatory, which is of meritorious Satisfaction by its owne virtue: which mere man must let alone for ever. Thus of our Examination from Scripture.

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Valent. Omne's actiones 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rectè propi•…•… Deum ali∣quâ ratione censeri debent. Lib. 2. de Miss••, cap. 5. Ide••m. Pe•…•… ratione Precibus pro∣pi•…•… vis in Scrip∣tura tribuitur, quate∣rius beneficia divina ex misericor•…•… Dei, per illas impetra••••us. Ibid.

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