of theSacrifice of, &c. 593 mightwith his own perfon confecrate his Iaft fupper , as he badconfecr~ted baptifme be. fore. And ifrhefe words !houldbee properly vnderflood, euery man !hould bea manflaier in his eating ofChrifl. Laflly, by meanesof popi!h real! prefence, it comesto patfe, that our bodies !hou\d be nouri!hed by Qaked qua• litieswithoutany fubl!ance, which in all Phi– lofophy is falfe and erronot)S· To he!pe this & theliko ab!Urdities,fome Papills make nine Io.de . wonders in the facrament.ThefirjJ,thatChrifts Comb~ body it inthe Euch.riftin .uL.rgtaquantitye hr Tb~~j0,.. Wtavp9nthecrqjfeJ ~tndUnowinheJtNen, anJyet !.6."P·,"4 ex~/ud"notthe qu.ntity .[thebread. Thefecond, A crifice.A facrifice is takenproperly,orimpro– perly- Properly, itis afacredor fo!emneacti– on, in which man offereth and confecrateth fame outward bodily thing vntoGod for this end, to,pleateand honour him thereby. Thus all the facrilices ofthe oldTdtament, and the oblation of Chrifl vpon the cro!Tein the new Tefl:ament,are facrifices. Improperly,that is, oudy by the way of retemblance, the duties ofthe moral! law are called facrifices. And inhandling thisquellion, I vnderlland a facri– fice both properly and improperly by way of refemblance. th•t th<rebearcidents l!>ithoutafobiefJ.Thethird, that breadit tnrl'tedintoehebodyifChrifl, andyet B it Mnat the tllalterofthe bo4J J nwrefo!Herito na– thing, Thefourth, thatthebodyincre•fethnot by confecration ofmany hoj/s,•ndit Hot dsminijhedby often recei•ing. Thefifih,thatthebodyifChrifl u vnderm~vtycon[«r4tedhofts. Tbejixt,that 11>htn thehofl is deuided, thebodyifCbrifl it nst diui– ded, bHt vndereuerypartthereofit 11>hok Chrifl. Theftauentb,thatl!>hen the Priej/holds the boff in hu hanJ, thebodyof Chrift itnot felt byitftlfenor lfiene,but thef•rmes tJ/ bre•dandwin~ e The eight, that whenth~forme"Jofbread andwinece4[e, the bodie avdbloadof {'hrifl c.afethalfotobeethem The ninth, that the Mcidents ef breadand11>ine h•Ht the fame tjfefJs With the breadanaWine it ftlfe,whicharet•nourijh <tndfiO.Onthismanner C it fhal becafie for any manto defend the mofl abtltrd opinion that is or canbe, ifltee may ha~c.libertyto anfwerthe arguments allead.. ged to the contrary by wonders. Toconclude,feoing there is areaU.commu• nion in the Sacrament betlveenc .Chri!t and euery be!eeuing heart, our duty therefore is, !obellow onrhearts on Chrifl:,.endeauouring to loue him,andto rcioycein him,and to long after him aboue all thiogs:al ourafliance mull be in him, a•d with him; weebeeingnow on earth muQ haue our conuerfation in heaucn. And this is thetrue real! prefence, wllicbthe ancient Church of God bath commendcd vnto vs: for inallthcfc liturgies thcfe word.. arevfed, &yetare extant in the Popi!h-matfe, lt!ft vpyaurhearts:we lifithemvpvnto theLmL D By which words the communicants were ad– moni!hed todirechheir mindsandtheir faith to CbriQ fitting at the right hand of God. Serm. de Thus faith .AugHj/fne, 1/wece/ebratethuftenfi. Afcen(.r. onoftheLordwithJellstisnietvstl[cendwithbim, 5 m.r 4 . andJi(tvpourhearts. Againe,The_ywhlchareat. ,:fer.paf- readyr!ftnwith (,'hrij/infaith 411dh•pe,areinuieed chz. tothegreattable ifheauen, titheeableifangels, whereis the bread. · The cleuemh point: Of the facrifice in the Lords Suppes, which the Pa– pitls call the facrifice ofthe Matfe. Timchingthis pGint , fidl: I will letdciwne what,mu!t bee vndedlood by the name SaJ Ourconfent. Our confentI propound intwoconclulions. (bnCiuf. I. That the fupperof the Lord is afacrifice, & maytrue!y be fo called as ithath beenein former ages;~ that in three rcfpects. I.Becaufe IS 1samemonal! ofthereall tacrilice ofChrifl: vpon the crolle, and containes with• all a thankfgiuing to God for thefame which thankfgiuing is the facrifice and c•lu:s if oor li~s, Hebr.13.15. II. Becaufe euery commu– mcant d~th there prefent himfelfe body and foulc ahumg,holy,& acceptable facrilice vnro God. For as in this facrament God giuesvnto vs Cltrill, withhisbenelirs:fo weanfwerab!y gme our felues vnro God as feruantsto walke in the practife of alldatifull obedience. I JI. Itis called afJcrifice in refpect ofthat which )Vas ioy~ed with the facrament, namely, the almes gmen to the poore as a tellimonie of oor thankefulnetfe vnto God. And in this re– gard alfo, the ancient Fathers haue called the facrament, •n vnbloodyfacrifice: and thetable . an Altar; and the miniflers, prieflJ : and th~ wholo action anablation, notto God butto the congregation, and notbythe prie!t alone but byrhe people. Acanon ofacertaine Cou~cel! faith, Wedtcreeth•ee•ery Lordsdaytheoblatio" C ·j ofthealtar beoJ(er(dofeM~'YJ manandrtam~tnboth M:~i~c.'i. for breadlllldl!>me.And .AI<gi<j/inefaith,that 11>0c.>.Epi!l. '?'enajferafacrificeatiheAitarifthe Lord, th~t m . ~tmsgh~beaffere~f,ythepriej/toGiid.Andvfual!y tn anc1ent wrners the communion of the whole body ofthe congregation is calied the filtrilicc or oblation. . . . (oncluf. II. Thattheveiy body ofChriQ is offored in the Lords fupper. For as wee take the bread, to bethe body ofChrifl facramen– rally by refemblance andno otherwife : fo the breaking ofbread is facramentally the lacrili– cingor offeringofChrill17pbnthecroffe:,.;nd thus the Fathers haue rearmed the Euchariff an immolation ofChrifl, becaute it is acom– memoration of his facrifice vpon the cro!fe; .Aug. Epifl.•3· '1X!_itherd.thheli<whicb}4itl 1 Chiij/wa~ojfmdForifthefacraments badnotthi refemltlanceifthings ll>hereiftheyarefamimenis; thryfhouldin no w>ftbefacramenti: bHt {i-oma rt· ftmbiAn~e, th<j iftt~tak!theirn•mei, Againe; ChnR IS facnliced mthe!aft fupper, in regard ofthefaith ofthe comunicats, which makes a . Ecc thin~_._::._
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