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.
Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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The Doctrine of Ancient Fathers, concerning a Propitiatory Sacrifice.

SECT. IV.

ALbeit our Premises in the former part of this Controversie touching Sacrifice, and proving both by Scripture and an∣cient Fathers, that the Eucharist is not properly a Sacrifice, might give a Supersedeas to all your further contending by their Autho∣rity, for Defence of a Sacrifice properly propitiatory; because that which is not properly a Sacrifice, can no more be a Sacrifice pro∣perly Propitiatory, than that which is not properly a stone can be properly called a Mil-stone: Notwithstanding, we would be loth to be indebted unto you for an Answer to your objected Fathers, in this point also. The Objections, which you use and urge, are of two kinds: some, wherein there is no mention of the Body and Blood of Christ at all; and the other sort such, wherein they both are named and expressed.