The Lords Supper or, A vindication of the sacrament of the blessed body and blood of Christ according to its primitive institution. In eight books; discovering the superstitious, sacrilegious, and idolatrous abomination of the Romish Master. Together with the consequent obstinacies, overtures of perjuries, and the heresies discernable in the defenders thereof. By Thomas Morton B.D. Bp. of Duresme.

Shewing the Romish Doctrine of an Vnion of Christs Body with the Basest parts of Mans Body, to be more Beastly than the Carnall and Capernaiticall conceipt of Eating Christs Body is read of ever to have descended unto. SECT I.

[ 10] CApernaites, when they were offended at Christs words, concerning the receiving of Christs flesh, are not read to have proceeded further in the grosenesse of their Imagination, than to a Proper Eating thereof. Our Saviour shewing the Ordinary Course of meat, in the superfluity thereof, above that which is turned into nourishment, and changed in the Substantiall parts of mans Body, saith that Coming into the Belly, it descendeth into the Draught. A Saying which holdeth true, as well in meat Sacramentall, as Naturall; as Manna, for example (called Angels food) and the Paschall [ 20] Lambe, neither of both were privileged from the ordinary course of Nature. And as for the materiall part of this Sa∣crament, Origen saith as much of it, that* 1.1 Going into the Belly, it passeth into the Draught. But what now is your Ro∣mish Doctrine? The generall learning of your Schooles is, that The Body of Christ is under the formes of Bread whereso∣ever, so long as they remaine uncorrupt. Which is so verily your Romane Faith, that one of your Cardinalls in his Cate∣chisme, telleth his Catechumenist, that21 1.2 No man, that hath his wits, can doubt thereof.

[ 30] This Ground being thus layd, wee propound unto you the Consequences hereof, as wee finde them divulged in print by your owne Authors, and in their privileged Books, Antoninus was (as22 1.3 you know) an Arch-Bishop living, and being dead, Canonized a Saint by Pope Nicolas. Hee shall be our Relater of the Doctrine of Paludanus, whom your Jesuite23 1.4 commendeth for a Famous Divine, and some∣time a Patriarch. This Petrus Paludanus, from your former Generall Principle, argued, saying that24 1.5 The formes of Bread and Wine do as verily goe into the Stomack, and so after [ 40]

into the Draught, as could the Substance of either of them, if they were there, and yet sometimes passe out uncorrupted, in Bodies infirme, and especially those that labour of the Fluxe: Because some so diseased persons do let passe from them that which they eat, as uncorrupt as they received it, whether it be by Vomit, or by Egestion into the Seege. So hee.

Which againe is a Doctrine so verily Romish, that your owne Casust, in his Booke enstiled Morall Resolutions, propoundeth two Cases; and afterwards manerly (saving your presence) resolveth them thus:25 1.6 that If any, after [ 10] the receiving of the Body of Christ, shall be provoked by Vomit, upward; or else by Egestion to cast them out, then, that the formes of both may be Reverently licked up, if any can per∣forme this without loathsomnesse. So hee. Might this be Possible! Wee returne to your Relater Antoninus, out of Plaudanus, giving you an example of a Devout man much commended by one26 1.7 Hugo For Licking up the Hoast vo∣mited; [ 30] and after affirming that the suffering on Saint Lau∣rence his Gridiron had beene more tolerable than this. So they. How like you this? For mislike it you may not, it being the naturall Brat and Off-spring of your Generall Romish faith, [ 20] Believing (as hath beene sayd) that the Body and Blood of Christ is under the Consecrated formes of Bread and of Wine wheresoever, so long as the same formes remaine uncorrupted. This Theme will not permit much Discussion, for, as the Saying is, Omne Coenum ma••è olet, commove, & senties odo∣rem. Wee hasten to the next Section.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Origen. See B. 4. cap. 9. § 3. & B. 3. cap. 3. § ••1. & B. 5. cap. 6. §. 3.
• 21 1.2

  Contarenus Cardinal. Catechests Christiana. Interrog. 14. Remanetne cor∣pus Christi▪ & san∣guis, in Eucharistia, donec species illae re∣manent? Resp. Quis sanus mente posset de hoc ambigere. Vis enim Consecrationis durat semper, donec res consecrata dura∣verit.
• 22 1.3

  Anton Pos∣setia. Apparat. Tit. Antoninus—Anto∣ninus Florentinus, deinceps Archiepi∣scopus Patriae suae, in Sanctorum numerum à Pontifice Clemente Septimo relatus.
• 23 1.4

  Possevin. Apparat. Tit. Petrus de Palude.—Inter Theologos celebris, & postea Patriarcha Constan∣tinopolitanus.
• 24 1.5

  Antonini Summae, parte tertia, Tit. 13. cap. 6. §. 3. de Defectibus Missae Petrus de Pa∣lude. Non potest evomi nisi quod in stomachum est trajectum. Et quod dicit 〈◊〉〈◊〉 illa Glossa, quod in se∣cessum non emittitur, sed per sudorem aliter emanat, fatuum est fingere, qui & per secessum taliter emitti pos∣sunt species, sicut emitteretur substantia panis & vin, & non aliter. Illa autem quanquam non corrupta emi∣tuntur, ut in habentibus fluxum▪ergo & species, propter quod non est danda Eucharistia habenti talem flu∣xum, quia se emittit integrum quod sumit, sicut nec habenti vomitum, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 istud magis cederet in irreveren∣tiam Sacramenti, quam illud. Igitur, Corpus & Sanguis Christi, tamdiu manet in ventre, & stomacho vel vo∣mitu, & quocunque alibi, quamdiu species manet, sicut substantia conversa mansistet, & si species incorruptae evomuntur vel egrediuntur, ut ibi verè Corpus Christ.
• 25 1.6

  Iohannes Bap∣tista de Bertis. Qu. 5. Art. 6. Dub. 5. Quid agendum sit, si post sumptionem sangui∣nis patiatur Sacerdos vomitum, vel ex in∣firmitate emittit per secessum, quod sump∣sit. Et idem Iohann. Baptista. Qu. 5. Ar∣tic. 3. Dub. 5. Quid agendum, si quis post sumptionem sangui∣nis Christi statim patiatur vomitum. Resp. Reverenter col∣ligantur species pa∣nis, si decerni pos∣sunt, & reponantur in sacrario, vel su∣mantur ab aliquo, si saltem adsit aliquis ad sumendum dispo∣situs absque nausea, & ea, in quibus in∣ventae fuerunt spe∣cies, comburantur, & cineres in Sacrario recondantur; & idem dicendum est, si ex infirmitate statim emittat per secessum.
• 26 1.7

  Antoni•••• quo supra. Et siquidem homo esset tanti fervoris quod hujusmodi non horreret, sed sumeret, commendandus esset; si tamen esset jejun••s. Sic Beatus Hugo. Cluniacus commendavit Goderanum sumendo partiunculas Hostiae, quas leprosus cum vi∣lissimo sputu evomuerat, dicens Cratuculam Laurentij esse tollerabiliorem. Nec puto eos sibi contrarios, sed dictum Thomae videtur intelligendum, cum jam videtur species Sacramenti alierata, scilicer, quod debet com∣buri animal. Dictum verò Petri, cum factum est ita recens, quòd adhuc creditur species Sacramenti permanere in stomacho, & tunc debet exenterari.