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.

IV. Confutation, from the Romish Disvaluation of that which they call Christ's Sacrifice. SECT. IV.

THe last is in respect of the value, for Christ's Sacrifice on the Crosse you do Christianly esteeme to have beene of a 1.1 Infinite merit and satisfaction, because it was offered by him∣selfe, [ 10] God and man: and that otherwiseb 1.2 Hee could not have made satisfaction to an Infinite and Divine Majestie. So you. But of the Sacrifice of the Masse, what▪ The common opinion of our Church (saith yourc 1.3 Cardinall) is that it is but of finite value. So hee. Notwithstanding it be impossible for any thing of finite virtue to have power in it selfe of remission of an infi∣nite guilt against an infinite Majesty. [ 20]

CHALLENGE.

A More palpable betraying therefore of a Cause there can∣not be, than (as you have hitherto done) by defending Positions repugnant to your owne Definition, and by obtru∣ding [ 30] things as proper, which are voyd of all due Properties. This being all one, as if you, in the Case of Miracles, would deliver unto us a Iannes and Iambres, in stead of Moses; in Art, Sophistry for Logike; in Commerce, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, that is, adulterate Coine for current; and in warlike stratagems, instead of a na∣turall, a Trojane Horse. Oh what a misery it is to reason with such unreasonable (to speake mildly) men! Thus much of your Romish Sacrifice, according to your owne Explanations thereof. [ 40]

Notes

• a 1.1

  Mi••um non est, si cum Christus infinitus extitit, ejus hostia suit infiniti meriti & satisfactio∣nis. Salmeron. Ies. Tom. 9. Tract. 33. pag. 265, 266.
• b 1.2

  Erat infini∣ti valoris: nec enim aliter potui•• compen∣sari injuria Deo fa∣cta. Ribera Ies. in Heb. 10. num. 19.
• c 1.3

  Valor Sacrificij Missae est ••initus. Haec est communis sen∣tentia Theologorum: in quo distinguitur à Sacrificio Crucis—quod infinitae virtutis erat, & nun∣quam rep••titur. Bellarm. Lib. 2. de Missa, cap. 4. §. Quarta Prop. [And yet it is knowne that Cardinall C••••jetane, Canus, and Scotus were of a contrarie opinion:] To this last Testimony of Bellarm••••e adde also Salmeron. Ies. Tom. 9. Tract. 33. §. Tertiò.