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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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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Morton, Thomas, 1564-1659.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07812.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 26, 2024.

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I. INDEX OF THE PRINCIPALL MATTERS Discussed thorow-out the eight Bookes of the whole former Treatise.

A
  • ACcidents merely feed not, Booke 3. Chap. 3. Sect. 10. Nor inebriate, &c. Ibid. Not without Sub∣ject, according to the ancient Fa∣thers, Ibid. (See more in the words Bread, Councell, Cy∣rill.)
  • Adoration of the Eucharist Ro∣mish, Booke 7. Chap. 1. Sect. 1. Not from Christ's Institution, Chap. 2. Nor from Antiquity, Ibid. Sect. 1. Not by the word, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Sect. 3. Romish Ado∣ration Idolatrous, by their owne Principles, Booke 7. Chap. 5. Sect. 1. Eucharist forbid to be carried to the sicke, for Adora∣tion, Booke 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 10. Romish manner of Adorati∣on of the Host, Book 7. Chap. 7. Sect. 1. Coadoration may be Ido∣latrous. Sect. 2. (See the words, Gesture, Idolatry, Invocation, Reverence.)
  • Altar, unproperly used of the Fa∣thers. Book 6. Chap. 5. Sect. 13, & 15.
  • Angels not possibly in two places at once. Book 4. Chap. 5. Sect. 3.
  • Apparitions of Christ's flesh and blood in the Sacrament, fictiti∣ous. Booke 4. Chap. 2, &c. (See more in the word Mira∣cles.)
  • Application of Romish Propitia∣tory Sacrifice not yet resolved of, Booke 6. Chap. 11. Sect. 1. Otherwise the Fathers. Ibid. Sect. 2. Romish Application not sufficient for all in Purgato∣ry, Sect. 3. Application of Prote∣stants (Propitiously) how justi∣fiable. Ib. Ch. 2. Sect. 1, & 2.
B.
  • BAptisme, called a Sacrifice of the Fathers, Book 6. Ch. 5. Sect. 15. Want of it in the Ro∣mish Priest inferreth Idolatry, Booke 7. Chap. 5. Sect. 4. Pa∣ralleled with the Eucharist in most points. Booke 8. Chap. 2. Sect. 2, 3.
  • Beast prostrate before the Host, Ob∣jected (Ridiculously) for Adora∣tion. Booke 7. Ch. 3. Sect. 3.
  • Blood of Christ not properly shed. Booke 2. Chap. 2. Sect. 4.
  • Body of Christ not properly broken, Book 2. Chap. 2. Sect. 4. That in the Eucharist not borne of the Virgin Mary, Booke 4. Chap. 4, & 5. By Corporall Presence, not one, Ibid. Sect. 2. Infinite,

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  • ... Ibid. Chap. 6. Not organicall, Chap. 7. not perfect, Chap. 8. nor glorious: and subject to vile indignities, Chap. 9. (See more in Vnion.)
  • Bread not duly broken in the Ro∣mish Masse, Booke 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 4. Remaining after Conse∣cration, Book 3. Chap. 3. Sect. 4, & 5. Proved by many Argu∣ments, Ibid. unto Sect. 9. En∣gendring Wormes, Booke 3. Ch. 3. Sect. 10. (See Accidents.)
  • Broken; Body of Christ unproperly, Booke 2. Chap. 2. Sect. 4. and Booke 6. Chap. 1. Sect. 4. The word [Broken] in S. Luke sig∣nifies the Present Tense, Booke 6. Chap. 2. Sect. 3.
C
  • CAnonization of Saints, a Case doubtfull and dange∣rous, Book 7. Ch. 7. Sect. 3.
  • Capernaiticall conceit of eating Christ's flesh Bodily, Booke 5. Chap. 4. Sect. 1. Such was the Romish, and is, Sect. 3. As al∣so in swallowing, and bodily mix∣ture, Ibid. Chap. 7, & 8. (See Vnion.)
  • Christ's Priesthood. (See Priest-hood.)
  • Church of Rome hath erred in her opinion of administring the Eu∣charist to Infants, Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 11. Her Doctrine made necessary to Salvation, Book 8. Chap. 2. Sect. 4.
  • Concomitance of Blood under the forme of Bread, how, Booke 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 6.
  • Consecration used of Christ by prayer, Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 3. Now transgressed in the Romish Church, Ibid. Sect. 4. Forme thereof not set downe either in Scripture, or in ancient Tradi∣tion, Book 7. Chap. 3. Sect. 4. Many Defects incident to make void the Act, and to inferre Ido∣latry, Book 7. Ch. 5. Sect. 2.
  • Contradictions Romish VI. a∣gainst these words of Christ, [My Body.] Booke 4. Ch. 4.
  • Cup is to be administred to all the Communicants, Book 1. Ch. 3. Sect. 1. By Christ's precept, and example, Sect. 2, & 3. By Apo∣stolicall practice, and Fathers, &c. Ibid.
  • Custome of 300. yeares preferred (by the Romish) before a more an∣cient of a thousand, Booke 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 5.
D.
  • DEvouring Christ's flesh; such is the Romish Swallowing of Christ, Booke 5. Chap. 6. Sect. 1, & 2. and Chap. 9.
  • Distinction of the Sacrifice of Christ's Body, as Subjectively or Objectively, Booke 6. Chap. 5. Sect. 3. Of Propitiousnesse, B. 6. Ch. 8. Sect. 1.
  • Divine Sacrament, so called of the Fathers without any inference of a Corporall Presence, B. 3. Ch. 3. Sect. 13.
  • Dominus Vobiscum,] in the Ro∣mish Masse condemneth their private Masse, Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 5.
E.
  • EAting and drinking spiritually are all one, but not Sacramen∣tally,

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  • ... B. 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 8.
  • Elevation not ancient, B. 6. Ch. 1. Sect. 5. Proveth not Adoration, B. 7. Ch. 3. Sect. 2.
  • Eucharist anciently called the Lord's Supper, Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 9. Forbid to be carried to the sicke, for Adoration, Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 10. In both kindes, proved by Christ's precept, B. 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 1. (See Cup.)
  • Exposition of Scripture by the Ro∣mish Church sworne unto, but not without Perjury (in a Sy∣nopsis) B. 7. Ch. 2. Sect. 5.
G.
  • GAzers excluded from the Sa∣crament anciently, Book 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 9.
  • Gesture of bowing objected for A∣doration of the Host, vainly, Booke 7. Chap. 3. Sect. 3.
  • God's Presence in many places ob∣jected fondly, for proofe of the possibility of a Body in divers places at once, Book 4. Chap. 5. Sect. 2.
  • Holy Ghost proved to be infinite, and God, by it's being in divers places at once; by the Iudge∣ment of Antiquity, Booke 4. Chap. 6. Sect. 2.
  • Guilty of the Lords Bodie,] Words objected for proofe of Cor∣porall Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, vainly, Book 5. Ch. 3. Sect. 1, & 5.
H.
  • HAbituall Condition no suffi∣cient Pretence to free the Romish from Idolatry, Booke 7. Chap. 5. Sect. 3, & 4. A mat∣ter of great perplexity in the Romish worship, Ibid. Chap. 9. Sect. 7.
  • Hands; not taking the Sacrament therewith, an Innovation, against the Institution of Christ, B. 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 8.
  • Heresie, the Defence of the Romish Masse fraught with many, B. 8. Chap. 2. Sect. 5.
  • Hoc facite,] Absurdly objected for proofe of a Sacrifice, Booke 6. Chap. 1. Sect. 1. [Hoc] in the words [Hoc est corpus meum] doth not point out properly ei∣ther Christ's Body, or Indivi∣duum vagum, Booke 2. Ch. 1. Sect. 2, &c.
I.
  • IDolatry materiall in the Romish Masse possible, almost infinite∣ly, Booke 7. Chap. 5. Sect. 1, &c. Yea and Formall, notwith∣standing any Pretence to the Contrary, Ib. Chap. 6. Sect. 1. No warrant for such Pretences from Antiquity, Ibid. Sect. 5. A Synopsis of this, Booke 8. Chap. 1. Sect. 5. Idolatry an errour in the understanding, Booke 7. Chap. 7. Sect. 1. The Romish as Idolatrous as the Hea∣then, Ibid. Chap. 8. Sect. 1. And, in one respect worse, B. 7. Chap. 8. Sect. 2.
  • Impossibility acknowledged in things contradictory, even with the Advancement of God's m∣potencie, Book 4. Ch. 3. Sect. 2. (See Contradiction, Omnipo∣tencie.)
  • Infants made partakers of the Eu∣charist erroneously, B. 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 11.
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  • ... Institution of Christ transgressed by the Romish Church, by ten Prevarications, B. 1. Ch. 2.
  • Intent good cannot free one from Formall Idolatry, B. 7. Ch. 5. Sect. 3.
  • Intention of the Priest, if not right, occasioneth Idolatry, B. 7. Ch. 5. Sect. 4. A matter of extreme perplexity, Ibid. Ch. 9. Sect. 5.
  • Invocation upon the Sacrament can never be proved out of the Fa∣thers, B. 7. Ch. 3. Sect. 4. & Ch. 5. Sect. 1. Romish manner of Invocating the Host, Ibid. Chap. 7. Sect. 1.
L.
  • LIft up your hearts,] used anci∣ciently, maketh against Ado∣ration of the Eucharist, Book 7. Chap. 4. Sect. 2.
  • Liturgies (or Missals) ancient praying [God to accept this as Abel's Sacrifice.] B. 8. Ch. 8. Sect. 4.
M.
  • MAsse, the word, B. 1. Ch. 1. The Romish hath ten Inno∣vations contrary to Christ his In∣stitution, B. 1. Ch. 2. The Su∣perstitiousnesse thereof, Book 8. Chap. 1. Sect. 1. Sacrilegious∣nesse thereof, Ibid. Sect. 2. Ido∣latrousnesse, Booke 7. thorow∣out, & B. 8. Ch. 1. Sect. 5.
  • Melchizedech his Priesthood and Sacrifice objected and discussed, Booke 6. Chap. 3.
  • Miraculous Apparitions thirteene of true flesh and blood in the Eucharist, falsly pretended for proofe of a Corporall Presence, Booke 4. Chap. 2. Sect▪ 1, &c. Miraculous birth of Christ tho∣row the wombe of the Blessed Virgin ob. and his entrance tho∣row the doores, and passing tho∣row the Tombe, and a Camels passing thorow a needles eye, Booke 4. Chap. 7. Sect. 7.
  • Morall Certainty no sufficient Pre∣tence, to excuse from formall Idolatry, B. 7. Ch. 6. Sect. 2. A matter of great perplexity in Romish worship, Book 7. Ch. 9. Sect. 4.
  • D. Morton vindicated from two Romish Adversaries, in the point of the Maniches opinion, imputed to the Romish Church, B. 1. Ch. 3. Sect. 7.
O.
  • OBstinacies of the Defenders of the Romish Masse disco∣vered in a Synopsis, B. 8. Ch. 2. Sect. 1, &c.
  • Omnipotencie spoken of the Fa∣thers, and objected for a Corpo∣rall presence of Christ's body, and for Transubstantiation, vainly, B. 3. Ch. 4. Sect. 2. God's Om∣nipotencie nothing impeached, by the acknowledgement of Impos∣sibilities, by Contradiction, B. 4. Chap. 3. Sect. 2, &c. Omni∣potencie pretended by Here∣tikes, Ibid. Chap. 4. Sect. 5. See Impossibility, and see Con∣tradiction.
  • Ordination, awanting in the Ro∣mish Priest, causeth Idolatry in their Masse, Booke 7. Chap. 5. Sect. 6.

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    P.
    • PAsseovs no Type of a proper Sacrifice in the Eucharist. Booke 6. Chap. 3. Sect. 10.
    • Pastophorium, what it signifieth. B. 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 10. & B. 7. Ch. 3. Sect. 4.
    • Perjuries of the Romish Dispu∣tants in Defence of their Masse, (in a Synopsis.) Book 8. Ch. 2. Sect. 4.
    • Perplexities wherewith the Romish are intangled in their Adorati∣on; and from which Protestants are free. B. 7. Ch. 9.
    • Place. One Body in many places impossible, proved by Contradi∣ctions in it selfe. Book 4. Ch. 4. Sect. 2, &c. By Confession, Scripture, and Fathers. Ibid. Sect. 3, &c. By Reasons. Sect. 9. Objections to the contrary an∣swered. B. 4. Ch. 5. Sect. 1, &c. Ob. Sol. Chap. 5. Sect. 4. The Fathers prove the Holy Ghost God, by it's being in div•…•…s pla∣ces at once. B. 4. Ch. 6. Sect. 2. (See Angels.)
    • Pledge of Resurrection is the Eu∣charist called of the Fathers; vainly objected for proofe of a Corporall Presence. B. 5. Ch. 8. Sect. 6. & B. 4. Ch. 10. Sect. 5. See also B. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ch. 3. Sect. 11.
    • Popes Consecration a matter doubt∣full and dangerous. B. 7. Ch. 7. Sect. 4. Popes made wiser than the Apostles. Book 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 4. Christ's Divine Pre∣cept held to be by the Pope di∣spensable. Booke 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 13.
    • Presence of Christ's Body; where∣in the Difference [de modo] 〈◊〉〈◊〉 necessary. Booke 4. Ch. 1, &c. Romish manner Capernaiticall. Chap. 2. Sect. 1. Impossible. Chap. 3. Sect. 1.
    • Priesthood Romish not after the order of Melchizedech. B. 6. Ch. 3. Sect. 6. Word, Priest, uproperly used of the Fathers. B. 6. Ch. 5. Sect. 15. Christs Priesthood now performed in heaven. B. 6. Ch. 3. Sect. 7. Confirmed by antiquity. Sect. 8.
    • Private Masse. (See Masse.)
    • Procession with the Sacrament an Innovation. Booke 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 10.
    • Pronuntiation of the words of Con∣secration, a matter of Perplexity in the Romish worship. Book 7. Chap. 9. Sect. 3.
    • Propitiatory Sacrifice distingui∣shed. B. 6. Ch. 8. Sect. 1. Ob∣jectively. Chap. 9. Sect. 2. The Romish Propitiatory void of Propitiatory qualities. Booke 6. Chap. 10. Sect. 1, &c.
    • Protestants professe an Vnion with Christ more than figurative. B. 5. Ch. 2. They professe a Sacrifice both Encharisticall and Latreu∣ticall. B. 6. Ch. 7. Sect. 1, &c. And offer Christ's Propitiatory Sacrifice objectively. Ib. Sect. 4. Slandered as celebrating Bare Bread. Book 4. Ch. 1. Sect. 3. In the celebration of the Eucha∣rist they use due Reverence, and are free from all Perplexities, wherewith the Romish are intan∣gled in their worship. Booke 7. Ch. 9. Sect. 3. (See Vnion.)
    Q.
    • QVantity and Quality differ extremely in respect of their being in place or space. Booke 4. Chap. 6. Sect. 6.

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      R.
      • REservation of the Eucharist to other ends than eating is an Innovation. Book 1. Ch. 2. Sect. 10.
      • Reverence of this Sacrament falsly pretended, for an Alteration of Christ's Institution. Booke 1. Chap. 3. Sect. 10. Reverence professed by Protestants. B. 7. Ch. 9. What are the properties of due Reverence. Ibid. (See Adoration, and Idolatry.)
      S.
      • SAcrifice not properly so called in the now Testament. Book 6. Chap. 1. and so thorowout the Book 6. Not proved by Christ's Institution, or any Scripture, whether Typicall, or Propheti∣call. Chap. 3, &c. Commemo∣rative only, not proper. Ch. 5, &c. The Romish Masse is desti∣tute of all Sacrificing Acts, Chap. 6. Sect. 1. Sacrifice how professed by Protestants. Ch. 7. Sect. 1.
      • Sacrilegiousnesse of the Romish Masse (in a Synopsis) Booke 8. Chap. 1. Sect. 2.
      • Scriptures, their Exposition impu∣dently appropriated to the Ro∣mish Church. Booke 8. Ch. 2. Sect. 8.
      • Shed] in Christ's Institution taken unproperly, without effusion of Blood. B. 6. Ch. 1. Sect. 4. Of the Present Tense. B. 2. Ch. 2. Sect. 4.
      • Similitude of making a Circle, is but a juggling Invention, for proofe of Transubstantiation, or the literall sence of Christ's words. B. 2. Ch. 1. Sect. 2. Ano∣ther of a Stage-play, for proofe of a proper Sacrifice, idioulously objected. B. 2. Ch. 2. Sect. 6. Chall. 2. & B. 6. Ch. 5. Sect. 7. & Ch. 5. Sect. 12.
      • Slander of Iewes & Pagans against Christians (as eating a Childe) foolishly objected for proofe of a Corporall eating of Christ's flesh. B. 5. Chap. 9. Sect. 1. Against Protestants, as denying God's omnipotency. B. 4. Ch. 3. Sect. 1, & 4. And as if they held but bare bread in the Sacrament. Booke 4. Chap. 1. Sect. 3.
      • Soule fondly objected, for proofe of a possibility of a Bodies existence in many places at once. Book 4. Ch. 4. Sect. 2. A great diffe∣rence betweene Body and Soule. B. 4. Ch. 7. Sect. 7.
      • Stage-play. (See Similitude.)
      • Superstitiousnesse of the Romish Masse (in a Synopsis.) Book 8. Chap. 1. Sect. 1.
      T.
      • TOngue unknowen unlawfull in Gods Service. Booke 1. Chap. 2. Sect. 6.
      • Translation, called the Vulgar La∣tine, rejected by the Romish Di∣sputers, notwithstanding their Oath to the contrary. Booke 8. Chap. 2. Sect. 4. & Booke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Chap. 1. Sect. 2. And yet ob∣jected. B. 6. Ch. 4. Sect. 1.
      • Transubstantiation not proved by Christ's words [This is my Bo∣dy] Booke 3. Ch. 2. Sect. 1. Novelty of the word and Arti∣cle. Ibid. Bread remaineth. Sect. 4, &c. As well foure Transubstantiations evinced out

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      • of the same Testimonies of Fa∣thers, whereby the Romish Di∣sputers seeke to prove one. B. 5. Ch. 8. Sect. 3.
      • Types and Antitypes how applyed to the Eucharist, by the Fathers. B. 2. Ch. 2. Sect. 6.
      V.
      • VIaticum, spoken of by the Fa∣thers, objected idly. B. 5. Ch. 8. Sect. 3.
      • Vnbloody Sacrifice, so termed of the Fathers, to signifie void of blood, as in the Sacrifice of Mel∣chizedech. B. 6. Ch. 5. Sect. 9. which they also call a Bloody Sa∣crifice. Ibid. Ch. 5. Sect. 11.
      • Vnion of Christ's body with the bodies of the Communicants, by this Sacrament is spirituall. B. 5. Ch. 1, & 2. The wicked are not united, and yet guilty of Christ's blood. Chap. 3. Corpo∣rall Vnion how understood by the Fathers. B. 5. Ch. 8. Sect. 5, &c. (See Capernaites.)
      • Voice objected seelily for proofe of a possibility of a Body to be indi∣vers places at once. B. 4. Ch. 5. Sect. 1.
      • Vulgar Translation. (See Transla∣tion.)
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