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PErmit you us, for brevity-sake, to contrive this Section into Ob. and Sol. your Cardinalls Objections, and our Solutions or Answers. I. Ob. Sacrifice is called pure alwayes, and in all places, Ergo, Christs Body. Sol. And Chrysostome (who is a 1.1 obiected) termeth Prayers, Pure Incense (meaning when, or
wheresoever.) II. Ob. The word, Sacrificè, is spoken of in Ma∣lachy, without an Adjunct, as to say the Sacrifice of praise, &c. for these are improperly called Sacrifices, Ergo, &c. Sol. Yet First,b 1.2 Tertullian (objected) expounded the same word, Sa∣crifice, to signifie Benedictions, and Praises. And Secondly, c 1.3 Eusebius (objected) calleth this Pure Sacrifice, Pious Actions and Prayers. Which your Cardinall could not Answer, but with a marvellous and miserable Illusion. III. Ob. By the word, d 1.4 Sacrifice, were not meant Spirituall Sacrifices, &c. Sol. Yet e 1.5 Hierome (objected) expresly nameth the Sacrifice, in Mala∣chy, Spirituall. [ 10]
To come to your Cardinals principall Reason. IV. Ob. The Iewish Sacrifices were called Vncleane, not in respect of the Offerers onely, but of the Offerings; intimating thereby, that this Offering in the new Testament can be no lesse than the very Body of Christ. Sol. Irenaeus (objected) plainely put∣teth the difference to be made, by Malachy, betweene the Sa∣crifices, as they were the Offerings of the wicked Iewes, and the Sacrifices of godly Christians; and hee giveth this Rea∣son, becausef 1.6 The Iewes (saith hee) offered up their Oblations [ 20] with wicked hearts, but the Christians performe theirs with pure Consciences. And that the Iewish Sacrifices were not re∣jected for themselves, but for the impiety of their Sacrificers; your owne Iesuitg 1.7 Ribera confirmeth both by the Constitu∣tions of Pope Clement, and also by this Testimony of Irenaeus. A Truth so evident to your Divines of Collen, that they pre∣sume h 1.8 None to be ignorant, that the Sacrifices of the old Testament were all cleane and pure, because God hath ordained them, and they became impure by the wicked hearts of the Offe∣rers. And Tertullian giveth the same Observation for the Rea∣son, [ 30] why God, in rejecting them, said,i 1.9 I will no more of [your] Sacrifice, and not of [my] Sacrifice. [ 40]
But you will say, Some of the Fathers spake directly of the Proper Sacrifice of the new Testament. Wee answer, that as they apply it to the Eucharist, they meant no proper Sacrifice, as the Subject, but onely as the Object therein, which was that of the Crosse. In which respectk 1.10 Chrysostome (objected) calleth it that Sacrifice, whereof Saint Paul writeth, saying, [Christ gave himselfe up a Sacrifice for his Church.] Ephes. 5. Lastly, Cyprian (objected) calleth it thel 1.11 New Sacrifice of Praise: which is, you know, a Spirituall, and no Corporall or Proper Sacrifice. [ 10]
Chrysost. in Psal. 95. (objected) Malachias appellat Thymiama ••urum, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pieces.
Tertul. Ob. by Bellarm. lib. 3. contr. Marcion. ex Psalm. 57. In Eccle∣sijs benedicite Do∣minum Deum, ut pa∣riter cōcurreret Ma∣lachiae prophetia, In omni loco Sacrifici∣um mundum: Glo∣riae silicet relatio, & Benedictio, & Laus, & hymni. [Which words Bellarmine re∣straineth to Prayers and Prayses onely, in the Masse, whereas Tertullian speaketh of Prayers in gene∣rall.] Againe, Lib. 4. advers. Marc. a little after the beginning. Dicente Malachia, Sacrificium mundū, scilicet, simplex ora∣tio de conscientia pu∣ra. [Where hee ex∣poundeth Pure Sacri¦fice to be Praier.]
Euseb. De∣monst lib. 1. cap 6. [In omni loco Incensum & Sacrificium, &c.] Quid aliud significat quàm orationis In∣censum, & Sacrifici∣um, quod [mundum] dicitur? est enim non per cruores, sed per pias actiones summo D••o offerendum.
Bellar. Resp. Non quasi Oratio sit ipsum Incensum, seu Sacrificium, sed illud quod per Orationem, id est, per verba Consecrationis perficitur. Solent enim Patres verba Consecrationis orationes, seu mysticas preces interpretati. Lib. 1. de Missa, cap. 10. [First, fondly, for the words of Consecration containe in them no terme of Prayer: And secondly, falsely, for the Fathers did not call these words Prayer. Both which have beene amply discussed.]
Hieron. (obje∣cted) Malach. 1. Vt sciant Iudaei carnalibus Victimis spitituales successuras. Thymiama, hoc est, Orationes Sanctorum offerendas, Oblationem mundam, ut est in ceremonijs Christianorum. Bellar. Licet per Incensum intelligat orationem, tamen per Sacrificium intelligit Eucharistiam: dicit enim offerri in Ceremonijs Chri∣stianorum. [Be it so, but the Question is, whether the Action of the Eucharist be not called spirituall, that is (as is confessed) an Vnproper Sacrifice.]
Irenaeus (ob.) advers. Haeres lib 4. cap. 34 speaking as well of Sacri∣fices in Iudaico populo, as in Ecclesia, saith; Non Sacrificia sanctificant hominem, sed Conscientia pura ejus, qui offert, &c.] Then of Eleemosynae, Which the Apostle calleth Hostiam acceptabilem▪ [Opportet nos obla∣tionem Deo facere in sententia pura. And then, Ecclesia offert oblationem hanc Fabricatori puram, offerens ei cum gratiarum Actione ex creatura ejus. Iudaei autem non offerunt, quia manus eorum plenae sanguine, &c.
Ribera Ies. Ad loca Scripturae adducta respondere Apostoli. Apud S. Clementem. lib. 6. Const. Apost. C. 22. in hunc modum. Recusabat Deus populi Sacrificia saepenumero in eum peccantis, at{que} existimantis Sacri∣ficijs ••um, & non p••enitentiâ placatum i••i. Idem docet Iraeneus lib. 4. c. 33. In Hos. 6. num. 24.
Antididag. Colon. Tract. de Sacrif. Missae §. De Consecratione. Quis ignorat vetera Patrum Sacrificia, quae Christum sigu∣rabant, vel ob id quod Deus ea praecepisset, per se munda fuisse? Nihilominus tamen frequentius immunda vo∣cantur in Scripturis, non ratione sui, sed propter malam voluntatem offerentium.
Tetull. li. 3. advers Ma••∣cion. Sacrificia rejecta, quià non secundùm Dei religionem celebranda, sua jam, non Dei secerant. pag. 160. And, Sacrifica spiritualia accepta, which he nameth above, Cor contribulatum, laudem, &c. Lib. adversus Iudaeos.
Chrysost. (ob∣jected) in Psal. 95. Ex hostia prima mensa mystica coeleste Sa∣crificium, summéque venerandum. Est au∣tē in nobis varia dif∣ferentia: Lex multas habet Hostias, Gra∣tia nova unam—Vis scire Victimas, quas Ecclesia habet?—quando fit Sacrificium mundum & immaculatum? audi Scripturam Tibi palàm exponen∣tem hanc differentiam. Et Sacrificium, quod antea dixi spirituale, illud mysticum donum, in quo Apostolus Ephes. 5. Christus tradidit se ipsum pro Nobis Deo Sacrificium.
Cypr. (object:) ex ••ib. 1. cont. Iudaeos cap. 16. Novum Sacrificium, Sacrificium Laudis.