A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*

ANSVVER. [ A]

First, The new Testament acknowledgeth no proper sacri∣ficing Priests, but Christ Iesus onely, Heb. 7.23.27.28. & ca. 10. 21. Neither is there any word or sentence in our Saui∣ours Doctrine, concerning any reall sacrifice, but only of him∣selfe vpon the Crosse: neither was any altar a 1.1 vsed and ordai∣ned by Christ and his Apostles. And if in all reall sacrifices, the matter of the oblation must be really destroyed and chan∣ged, and no physicall destruction or change is made in the bo∣die [ B] of Christ, or in the elements of Bread and Wine by Tran∣substantiation b 1.2; then Romists haue deuised a reall sacrifice in the new Testament, which hath no diuine Institution.

Secondly, There is no created vertue inhaerent in the Sa∣cramentall words c 1.3, as they are pronounced by a Priest, to [ C] make the bodie of Christ locally present in the holy Eucha∣rist: but when all the words, and all the actions are lawfully performed, which Christ commanded, the holy Ghost is assi∣stant to his owne ordinance, and deliuereth vnto faithfull people the crucified Bodie of Christ, and the Bloud of Christ shed for our sinnes vpon the crosse. And although the crucified bodie of our Sauiour was seuered from the soule, yet the deitie euen then remained vnited to that bodie, which then was not dead in regard of merit and satisfaction: and all they which receiue that bodie by operatiue faith, are made parta∣kers of the merit and satisfaction thereof, and by this receiuing, [ D] are more and more ingraffed into Christ.

Notes

• a 1.1

  Lesseus, d. iust. & iure li. 2. c. 38. n. 11. Quinquè ad perfectum & propriè dictum sa∣crificium requirū∣tur. 1. Ex parte mi∣nistri vt sit Sacer∣dos. 2 Ex parte materiae res ali∣qua sensibilis externa, &c. 3. Ex parte formae, illius rei peremptio, vel aliqua alia conueniens mutatio, hoc enim potissimum differt sacrificium ab oblationibus. 4. Ex parte finis vt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad honorem Dei. 5. Ex parte loci, Altare, &c.
• b 1.2

  Soto. d. iust. & iur. lib. 9. q. 2. ar. 1. Hac negata veritate Catholica, palàm 〈◊〉〈◊〉 consequens, mysterium altaris non esse sacrificium.
• c 1.3

  Nugnus. in 3. Tho. q. 78. ar. 4. In verbis nihil pro∣ducitur superna∣turale, nisi sola eleuatio & motio diuina.