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.

Of the Second kind of Objections out of the Fathers, from their Similitudes, especially insisted upon by Romish Sophisters, because of their calling Christ both Feast and Guest, and the Eucharist Viands and Pledge; Confuted by the like language of the same Fathers, in respect of [ 10] other things. SECT. I.

LEt us looke downe to the Idiome and language of the Fathers, and compare their Sayings to∣gether, and wee shall finde these Testimonies no lesse vehemently, than violently and uncon∣scionably objected.1 1.1 Hierome is alleged, as calling Christ both Feast and Guest, (namely) by giving this Sacrament to be Eaten of others, and Eating it himselfe: [ 20] which you (for proofe of his Corporall Presence in the Eu∣charist) Interpret to be Properly understood. But wee say not Properly, but Figuratively and Vnproperly, even as well as are his words following, where hee nameth our Drinking Christs Blood, the Pressing out, with the feet, the elect and cho∣sen Vines: as also, in calling the Church of Christ, the Kingdome of the Father. Might not these his latter Improper Phrases of Speech have beene cleare Spectales unto you, to Diserne the like Impropriety in the former? The same Answer may be given to the like objected speech of Chry∣sostome, [ 30] concerning Christs2 1.2 Eating himselfe, which is, toge∣ther with the former, to be Discussed in the next Section following.

In the Second place, the Eucharist is called in the Greeke 3 1.3 Liturgies, and in the Councell of* 1.4 Nice, the Viati∣cum, that is Viand, or Provision for our Travell in our way to Life everlasting. A word objected by your4 1.5 Aquinas and others, which notwithstanding can prove no more for your (properly) Corporall Receiving the Eucharist, than it can for receiving the same Corporally in Baptisme, which is cal∣led [ 40] by5 1.6 Basil and6 1.7 Gregorie Naxianzene our Viaticum. (See the7 1.8 Margin.)

The Third is the Title of Pledge, which your8 1.9 Car∣dinall hath urged out of Optatus, naming the Eucharist, the Pledge of Salvation, helpe of Faith, and hope of our Re∣surrection. Which are (say wee) delivered in the same Te∣••or, and sense of speech, wherein9 1.10 Basil, and10 1.11 The∣odoret termed Baptisme, the Pledge and Earnest of Blessings to come, and of our future Resurrection. The Common Id••ome of Antiquity being so frequent and familiar, equally for Baptisme, as for the Eucharist; who can but admire the Bold∣nesse [ 10] of our Adversaries, in their so instant pressing and in∣culcating of those former Sentences, which cannot be more earnestly Objected for the one, than they may be easily Confuted by the other; as will be more conspicuous in our Relation in the next Section following.

Notes

• 1 1.1

  Hier Epist. 15. ad Hebdidiam, objected by Bellar. l. 2. de Euch. cap. 23. and Doctor Heskins cap. 53. and others. Do∣minus Iesus, ipse est conviva, & convivi∣um: ipse comedens & qui comeditur:—illius bibimus san∣guinem, & sine illo potare non possimus—& quotidie in Sacrificijs ejus ex ge∣nimine verae vitis, & vineae Sore••, quae in∣terpretatur electa, ru∣bentia musta calca∣mus, & novum ex ijs bibimus vinum—in ecclesia, quod reg∣num patris est.
• 2 1.2

  And Chryso∣stome also by Doctor Heskins (See in the Section following.)
• 3 1.3

  In Liturgijs, ut patet ex Casaubon. Exerc. 16. cap. 52. 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. And
• * 1.4

  Conc. Ni∣cen. can 13. Si quis egreditur de corpore, ultimo & necessario viatico non privetur, &c.
• 4 1.5

  Aquinas part. 3. quaest. 73. Art. 4. Hoc Sacramentum est praefigurativum fruitionis Dei, quae erit in patria, ideo dictum via••icum quia hic praebet nobis vi∣am illu•• perveniendi.
• 5 1.6

  Basil. Exhort. ad Baptismum, De Baptisme sic monet Iuvenem; 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• 6 1.7

  Nazian. Orat. 40. de Baptismo, vult morientem 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• 7 1.8

  Gahrie••. Albispin. Episc. lib. Observat. 11. Qui hoc viaticum in omnibus Canonibus Eucharistiam interpretantur, non mious labantur—cum tot sint genera viatici, quot sunt modi & viae ad Ecclesiae com∣munionem obtinendam—Consideres nihil aliud dici viaticum, nisi quod in morte sumitur, & in alteram vitam proficiscenti prodesse potest. At Baptismus & Absolutio, quando morientibus impartiuntur, quid ni vi∣atica censeri possint?
• 8 1.9

  Bellar. lib. 2. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cap. 17. ex Optato. Optatus vo∣cet Eucharist••••. 〈…〉〈…〉 fidei, et spem Resur∣rectionis▪
• 9 1.10

  Basil exhort. ad Baptis. Baptismus nam{que} ad resurrecti∣onem facultas quae∣dam et a••••abo, &c.
• 10 1.11

  Theodoret. in Divinorum Decreto∣rum Epitome de Bap∣tismo. Baptismus est pignus et A••••a futu∣rorū bonorum, et fu∣turae Resurrectionis.