No Peace with Rome. A palfe che blafRhemiesof HermanntH and HoJi•t, perhaps(asJN"i"' conltmesic)inche name ofSwinhfddltH:l palfe over che horrible impietyofchar fbameletregloffe,which ceaches,chat 81/omont Text borrowesh1scredit from che Popes canonization: Bel/a,_ minealone fball fpeak fuc all;whogoing abouc to fupporc the numberoffevenSacraments by the authorityofthe Trident/ne Councell(for chis ever is their !aft hold)The .flrength (faith he)ofall the ancient Councels, and ofall opinions, depends upon the auch · rity ofthe prefent Church;And a little before,Jfwecake away the authority of chepre~ C urch, o The ent Councell (of'Trwl) thedecreesofallother Councels, aud che whole Chri11ian faich may becaUed incodoubJ and queflion. 0 miferable, Qnd miferably ftaggaring foules ofche Papi!ts!Howmany, not perfons only, bur wholekmgdomes,and chofe(as the Romanijlt thcmfelvesconfefle and bewail) B mighty a:1d flouriiliing, among11 tbemfelves, doe yet fiill refolucely rejell: all the authorityof thatTridentine Councell? The wholeChriflian faith? All dofuines andopinion,?Whac,even chofewhich arewritten by che finger ofGod?Thofe that areindited by theholy Ghofl?What is thiselfe, but comakeGod afuvecomen;and roar. raigne cheM1ker ofHeaven and Earth ac cbebar ofhumane judgement? God will be God; che Scripture ofGod will be ic felfe in fpighc of Rome, Tr~nt,He/1: And ~mletre we bold ehis, we can have no peaceWI!h God; unletre we deny It, nopeaceW1th che R.omanijlJ. S r;c T. XVII. Concerning TranfubftantiPiiOIJ, THcfe errorsconcerne the Scripcures; thole which follow, concerne either C Chrifts perfon, or his offices: llet palfe chat idle brabble(as 11ell•rmi11e himfelf judgesit) which the Popirb Cenforshave unjufily raifed about theSonsGodbeadofhimfelle; and inlift upon waightier quarrells; I would chat exploded opinion ofTranfubfianrion,and (which is cheroot ofit) theMulri-prefenceofChrifts bod'y, did not utterly o~erthrow che cruch o£ his humanicy. Good God! Is it polfible(as &- 'IJmou jcfledofold)that ChriiHam iliould make rhemfelvesaGodofBread? that any reafonab!e man can belceve,that Chriflcarriedhis ownebody inoneof his hands, chatbmught it forth to be eaten by chofe holy Ghefisofhis which faw himprefent with chem, and beardhimfpeaking to them, both whiles theywere eacinghim, and when chey had eaten the facred morfell?That che felfefameSon ofman fbould atonce bochdevourehiswhole felfe, and yet fbould fie whole and entire ar theTablewith D rhcm?TI1at the gloriousbodyofChrilt ilioald be carried through theunclean paffages ofoutmawes; and either be there turned into thefubftanceofour body;or(concrary to clll! che Spirit fa idorold, Thoujhalt !Ut {ujfir thine.holy one to feec•rrHption) fbould be fubjel.l: eo putrifatHon,or vanirb eo noching,or returninto that Heavenwherein it was,ere it rerurned,while it returned: or la111y,fbould be eaten withmice(devout 8t holy V ermine) orperhaps mixed withpoifon, to the Receiver? What mocfiers of follies are chefe?Howmad,yea,how imptous is this obfiinacyoffoo!ilhmen,that they will over-turne tbe very principlesofnarure, che order ofchings, theHumanicy of cheirSaviour, che truthofthe Sacrament, the conftant judgementofScriptur'e, and lanty,thevery foundations ofall Divinity; and confufedly jumble heaven and earth coge<her, rather than theywill(where necefficy requires)admit bucofa tropical!kind offpeech in our Saviours confecration;whiles in the meane rime,thewhole reverend Senateofche Fathers criesour, and redoubles the name ofSymboles,Types,Signes E Reprefcnracion,Similicude,Figures,&what·everword may import aborrowed fenfe~ notwichflandingall che indignacion ofHeaven,all the fcorn ofPagans,all the B..el~ (cation ofche Church?This lecrer killech,as Origen truly fpeakes: Nowwhat likely. hood is there,here,ofagreement?Thatthetrue body ofChrift is trulyolfered,&cru. ly received in the Sacramenr,which ofusbach notever conftanclycaught&defended? Buc bow is chis?not by any bodily toucb,asCJril& Ambrofe fay well, buc byour fairh. That idhould becorporally Carnally,Orally prefem,& torn in pieces wichourreech (as goodPope NichoiM caufed Bere11garitH to fay, &our Allenhach followed himunbidden)bath ever feemed impious eo us,and(as A nften judges)no leffe than flagitious. We Aehil/upr• Ca· tholit:iJ< A11im.U'lltr[.in ~tU4r. G~intltmt . I.~.TJl.1J. i t(!J'. tt?")'JU!f4. Btl.dt m~m.Jacr, & t/fi!?./.1. C. lj.p.]OO. Gnubr.l.l.dt Trin. L'ndtar.s.• duJ, C.m•{i IS lfl f'Y..:{.fib.dtjQ, Bdpt. ~·nJt.On~r. Bt/1./.1-dtCbrrJ '· '9· Calvimu (btdlt!Jzoin~ 1oloq11Qtli t'l'~ ra-:Jil,fodds.m em ip(41ndif cut;,,nqn(.~&ilt :~.wdtoprtnUifcitrrtiU.. mintr· rort{Ni!Jt. Pfal.II.Jo. rm.c•tr~ Mar.41::.!tUJ N.btJrt~JCJu con~ fe!Tes,thi•error o(Ttrtullian was confuted in Btrt~4Yild. Au!· P{al.3 · & Epift.t6z..de dotl.CRrifi.J.J6. Chrr[.h1m-4fJ, in]ob.&c. Bt/l.l. I .dtEucfl, cap.t. Dtdofl. Cbrift.IJ.
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