A manuel of controversies clearly demonstrating the truth of Catholique religion by texts of Holy Scripture, councils of all ages, Fathers of the first 500 yeers, common sense and reason, and fully answering the principal objections of Protestants and all other sectaries / by H.T.

The major is confest by Doctor Taylor, say∣ing, Let it appear that God hath expresly said it, &c. and there is no more to be said in the business, all reasons brought against it are but sophisms, pag. 189. and for this onely reason he con∣cludes, the mystery of Christ God and Man, and the mystery of the Blessed Trinity ought to be un∣derstood in the literal and proper sense of the words, although more seeming contradictions and impossibilities are brought against it, then against Transubstantiation, pag. 200, &c.

The minor is proved from the promise of Christ, thus.

Ma. The flesh which Christ gave for the life of the world, was his true natural Body and Blood, in the literal and propersense of the words.

Mi. But Christ hath plainly and expresly said in Scripture, that what he instituted at his last Supper, was the flesh which he gave for the life of the world.

Cons. Therefore Christ hath plainly and ex∣presly said in Scripture, that what he insti∣tuted at his last Supper was his true and na∣turall Body and Blood, in the literal and proper sense of the words.

The major hath been proved above by all those texts cited in the first argument.

The minor is proved. The bread which I will give (at his last Supper) is my flesh for the life of the world, S. John 6. 51.