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.

I. That Spirituall Sacrifices, albeit Vnproper, are in one respect more true, and do farre excell all merely Corporall Sacrifices, according to Scripture. SECT. I.

WHen Christ called himselfe the True Vine, the True [ 20] light, the True Bread; in respect of the Naturall Vine, Light, and Bread; Hee taught us to distinguish betweene a Truth of Excellencie, and a Truth of Propriety, by their different Effects. That which hath the naturall property of Bread (al∣though Manna) preserveth but the temporall life, for They ate Manna, and dyed: but the Bread of Excellencie, which is Christs Body, preserveth to Immortality. It is a good Ob∣servation, which your Canus hath, thata Many spirituall things are called Sacrifices, in Scriptur, because they were prefigu∣red by the outward bodily Sacrifices of the Lambe: as the killing [ 30] of Beasts were signes of mortification, which is a killing of sinne. So hee. And the thing Archetypally prefigured (you know) is alwayes held more excellent than the figure thereof.

First, the Sacrifice of Contrition, Psalm. 51. 17. The Sacri∣fice of God is a Contrite heart. Secondly, of Righteousnesse, Psalm. 4. 5. Offer the Sacrifice of Righteousnesse. And Rom. 12. 1. by Mortification and Vivification, Present your Bodies a living Sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable Service. Thirdly, the Sacrifice of Prayer and Praise, Hosea 14. 2. Wee will render the Calves of our lips. [ 40] Fourthly, of Almes-workes, Heb. 13. 16. With such Sacri∣fices God is well pleased. Fifthly, Sacrifice the fruite of Prea∣ching, Rom. 15. 16. That I ministring the Gospell, that the offe∣ring up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctifyed by the holy Ghost. Sixthly, the Sacrifice of Martyrdome, Phil. 2. 17. Yea, and if I be offered up upon the Sacrifice and Service of your faith, &c. Next wee say,

Notes

• Iohn 6. See above Booke 5. Sect. 6.
• Ibid.
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  Canus. Quià per Sacrificia legis externae res quaedam spirituales potiores praesignabantur, has omninò res, Sacrifi∣cia, holocausta, hosti∣as sacrae literae ap∣pellant: ut mactatio∣nes brutorum anima∣lium figurae erant mortificationis. Loc. Theolog. lib. 12. cap. 12. §. In secundo.