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.

That the words of Christ, [Given, Broken, Shed,] are taken for the Future Time; proved by the same Text of Scripture, and consent of Ancient Fathers. SECT. III.

AS for our selves, we, before all other Reasons, and against all opposition whatsoeuer, take our light from the same [ 40] Scripture (immediately after the Text objected) wherein it is said of Iudas,* 1.1 He that betrayeth me; and againe, Christ of himselfe, * 1.2 I goe my way, both in the Present Tense, but both betokening the Futur••: because neither Iudas, at that instant, being then pre∣sent, practised any thing, nor did Christ move any whit out of his place. Even as Christ, speaking of his Passion long before this, had said in the Present Tense,* 1.3 I lay downe my life, Ioh. 10. 17. spoken of the Future Time of his death. Lastly, if ancient Fa∣thers

may be held for indifferent and competenta 1.4 Expositors, we have Origen, Tertullian, Athanasius, Basil, Ambrose, Theodoret, Isidore, Pope Alexander, and Chrysostome; All for the Future Tense, by their Confringetur, Tradetur, Effundetur. What, my Masters, is there no learning but under your Romish caps?

Notes

• * 1.1

  Luc. 22. 2••.
• * 1.2

  Vers. 22.
• * 1.3

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is in the Greeke Text, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 rendred by your Iesuites Maldonate and Tolet, upon that 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• a 1.4

  Origen. Hom. 9. in Levit. [Effundetur.] Teste Bellar. lib. 2. de Euch. c. 8. Tertull. l. 5. in Marc. [Tradetur] Teste Bellar. ibid. c. 7. Ambros. lib. 4. de Sa∣cram. c. 5. [Confringetur.] Athanas. in 1. Cor. 11. [Tradetur.] Missa Basilj [Effundetur.] Isidor. Comment. in Exod. 1, 50 [Effundetur.] Theodoret. in eundem locum, [Tradetur.] Alexand. Epist. 1. Decret. [Tradetur], Fundetur.] Teste Greg. Valent. Ies. lib. 2. de Sacrific. Missae, c. 5. p. 627. Chrysost. [Dabitur.] in 1. Cor. 11.