The third part of the Defence of the Reformed Catholike against Doct. Bishops Second part of the Reformation of a Catholike, as the same was first guilefully published vnder that name, conteining only a large and most malicious preface to the reader, and an answer to M. Perkins his aduertisement to Romane Catholicks, &c. Whereunto is added an aduertisement for the time concerning the said Doct. Bishops reproofe, lately published against a little piece of the answer to his epistle to the King, with an answer to some few exceptions taken against the same, by M. T. Higgons latley become a proselyte of the Church of Rome. By R. Abbot Doctor of Diuinitie.

18. W. BISHOP.

But let vs heare the end of his discourse: thus he argueth: They that worship, they know not what, worship an Idol. This exposition is false, vnlesse they worship it with diuine ho∣nor. But goe on: the Papists worship they know not what. I prooue it thus: To the consecration of the Host, there is required the intention of the Priest: but they cannot haue any certainty of the Priests intention: wherfore they are not certaine whether it be bread, or the body of Christ. ergo, worshipping of it, they worship they know not what.

Answ. First, heere is leaping from the Commandements to the Sacraments, which is out of order: secondly, I returne his argument vpon himselfe. To their seruice and in the admini∣stration of the Lords Supper, the Ministers intention is requi∣red: for if he intend to serue the Diuell, and by giuing them the cōmunion to binde them the faster to him; then do they (in say∣ing Amen to his praiers, and receiuing the communion at his hands) ioine with him in the Diuels seruice. Now they haue no more certaintie of their Ministers meaning, than wee haue of our Priests intention: yea much lesse of many of them, who are mad-merry fellowes, and care not greatly whereabout they go, nor what they intend: must they therefore flie from their di∣uince seruice and holy communion, because they be not certaine of their Ministers intention therein? Surely they should, if his reason were ought woorth. But in such cases we must perswade our selues that Gods Ministers doe their dutie, vnlesse we see great cause to the contrarie; and thereupon are we bold to doe our dutie to the blessed Sacrament: If he should faile in his,

yet our intention being pure to adore Christs holy bodie onely, and nothing else there, we should formally be the true worship∣pers of Christ, though materially we were mistaken in that host; which to tearme Idolatrie, is to stile our Sauiour Iesus Christ an Idoll, and therefore blasphemy in the highest degree.