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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Our Examination of the Reverence professed by Prote∣stants, and the Security of their Profession therein; First, defining and distinguishing the Properties of Reverence.

SECT. I.

REverence is a due Respect had unto things or persons, according to the good qualities that is in them. This is either inward, or outward. The in∣ward is that our Estimation of them, according to their Conditions and Properties: the outward is our open Expression of our said estimation, whether by words or Acts. First of the inward estimation, whether Naturall, Poli∣tique, Religious, or Divine. Children (for Example sake) are taught by Scripture to honour their Parents, Wives their Husbands, Husbands their Wives, Subjects their Soveraignes, People their Pa∣stors; And all, above all, to honour God. Our outward Manifesta∣tion of these, be it either in word, or deed, or Gesture, is to be discerned and distinguished by the Inward, as the honour to Pa∣rents to be called Naturall; of Subjects to Governours, Politique; of People to their Pastors, Religious; of All to God, Divine, which is transcendently Religious, and Spirituall. And the Outward is common to each Degree; three only outward Acts excepted, Sa∣crificing, Vowing unto, and Swearing by: Homages appropriated to the Majestie of God; Sacrifice to betoken his Soveraignty; Vowing to testifie his Providence; and Swearing for the acknow∣ledging of his Wisdome in discerning, Iustice in condemning, and Omnipotencie in revenging all Perjury, be it never so secret.