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A62255 Rome's conviction, or, A vindication of the original institution of Christianity in opposition to the many usurpations of the Church of Rome, and their frequent violation of divine right : cleerly evinced by arguments drawn from their own principles, and undeniable matter of fact / by John Savage ... Savage, J. (John), 1645-1721. 1683 (1683) Wing S769; ESTC R34022 148,491 472

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the_o same_o succeed_v indifferent_o to_o all_o the_o variety_n of_o form_n that_o be_v produce_v and_o destroy_v but_o now_o here_o come_v a_o strict_a exigence_n of_o a_o substantial_a form_n to_o be_v produce_v dependent_a on_o the_o matter_n and_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o matter_n to_o receive_v it_o but_o the_o supreme_a creator_n must_v be_v summon_v by_o his_o creature_n to_o supply_v this_o defect_n by_o create_v new_a matter_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v ignorant_a in_o the_o beginning_n what_o quantity_n of_o matter_n be_v sufficient_a who_o create_v all_o thing_n by_o his_o infinite_a wisdom_n and_o providence_n in_o pondere_fw-la &_o mensura_fw-la out_o of_o his_o own_o freewill_n without_o any_o exigence_n or_o determination_n of_o his_o creature_n must_v then_o the_o order_n of_o this_o systeme_n be_v invert_v and_o god_n as_o it_o be_v necessitate_v to_o exercise_v his_o omnipotence_n in_o a_o new_a creation_n not_o ground_v in_o his_o former_a instituon_n but_o here_o it_o may_v be_v allege_v that_o the_o drift_n of_o all_o these_o proof_n be_v no_o other_o than_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o whole_a business_n of_o transubstantiation_n be_v supernatural_a and_o miraculous_a which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n free_o acknowledge_v and_o be_v induce_v to_o this_o belief_n by_o the_o authority_n of_o christ_n himself_o who_o hold_v bread_n in_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o last_o supper_n plain_o tell_v his_o apostle_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la this_o be_v my_o body_n if_o christ_n affirm_v it_o who_o dare_v gainsay_v it_o we_o all_o know_v that_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n can_v by_o natural_a mean_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o by_o the_o illimited_a power_n of_o god_n it_o may_v be_v do_v and_o christ_n tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v do_v why_o therefore_o shall_v we_o not_o believe_v it_o first_o i_o answer_v that_o what_o be_v possible_a though_o miraculous_a and_o supernatural_a may_v be_v believe_v yet_o not_o slight_o and_o without_o sufficient_a reason_n but_o if_o by_o a_o urgent_a and_o indispensable_a necessity_n or_o a_o irrefragable_a authority_n which_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o perfect_a assurance_n of_o the_o true_a sense_n and_o mean_v thereof_o we_o be_v press_v to_o a_o assent_n this_o be_v a_o sufficient_a motive_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o believe_v but_o in_o the_o next_o proof_n i_o shall_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o here_o be_v no_o such_o inductive_a no_o necessity_n of_o yield_v our_o assent_n to_o such_o a_o prodigious_a number_n of_o miracle_n not_o once_o only_o but_o daily_o and_o hourly_o repeat_v and_o constant_o continue_v and_o so_o to_o last_v till_o the_o world_n end_n second_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o the_o second_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n it_o appear_v that_o from_o this_o doctrine_n of_o transubstantiation_n it_o unavoidable_o follow_v that_o all_o natural_a cause_n both_o can_v and_o do_v actual_o create_v and_o annihilate_v who_o promiscuous_o have_v their_o insluence_n when_o due_o apply_v upon_o a_o consecrate_a host_n as_o much_o as_o they_o have_v upon_o one_o that_o be_v not_o consecrate_v which_o plain_a experience_n make_v manifest_a and_o to_o have_v such_o a_o power_n to_o create_v and_o annihilate_v or_o to_o produce_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o be_v so_o peculiar_a to_o god_n alone_o as_o whole_o depend_v on_o a_o omnipotent_a power_n that_o it_o be_v absolute_o impossible_a that_o it_o shall_v be_v communicate_v to_o any_o pure_a creature_n the_o four_o proof_n there_o be_v no_o necessity_n neither_o from_o scripture_n nor_o reason_n nor_o from_o any_o other_o revelation_n to_o admit_v transubstantiation_n the_o great_a necessity_n that_o have_v be_v hitherto_o allege_v be_v draw_v from_o those_o word_n of_o christ_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la corpus_fw-la meum_fw-la but_o from_o hence_o no_o necessity_n can_v be_v derive_v for_o they_o that_o hold_v consubstantiation_n and_o assert_v that_o christ_n body_n exist_v in_o the_o sacrament_n together_o with_o the_o substance_n of_o bread_n these_o i_o say_v as_o rigorous_o stand_v to_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o christ_n word_n and_o as_o proper_o verify_v they_o as_o they_o who_o hold_v transubstantiation_n for_o the_o word_n of_o themselves_o imply_v no_o conversion_n or_o change_v of_o one_o substance_n into_o another_o but_o if_o take_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n they_o only_o signify_v christ_n body_n there_o present_a wherefore_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n from_o these_o word_n to_o multiply_v so_o many_o miracle_n yea_o and_o impossibility_n as_o be_v infer_v from_o transubstantiation_n because_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n may_v be_v save_v without_o they_o but_o in_o reality_n there_o be_v no_o more_o necessity_n of_o understand_v those_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o a_o literal_a sense_n then_o when_o he_o say_v i_o be_o a_o door_n i_o be_o a_o vine_n etc._n etc._n for_o since_o the_o scripture_n be_v capable_a of_o so_o many_o sense_n and_o interpretation_n there_o be_v no_o reason_n nor_o necessity_n of_o wrest_v it_o to_o that_o sense_n alone_o which_o bring_v with_o it_o the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o any_o especial_o when_o by_o congruity_n and_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n it_o may_v be_v connatural_o understand_v in_o another_o sense_n and_o since_o it_o be_v usual_a with_o our_o great_a redeemer_n to_o speak_v by_o allegory_n parable_n by_o trope_n and_o figure_n it_o be_v most_o likely_a he_o speak_v so_o here_o which_o be_v sufficient_o intimate_v by_o christ_n himself_o tell_v his_o disciple_n john_n 6._o vers_fw-la 63._o that_o it_o be_v the_o spirit_n that_o quicken_v the_o flesh_n profit_v nothing_o the_o word_n that_o i_o speak_v unto_o you_o be_v spirit_n and_o life_n and_o yet_o the_o word_n that_o he_o then_o speak_v be_v concern_v his_o body_n hence_o i_o conclude_v that_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n above_o rehearse_v can_v ground_v no_o necessary_a inference_n of_o transubstantiation_n sect_n iii_o of_o the_o possibility_n of_o transubstantiation_n as_o hold_v by_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o order_n to_o the_o determination_n of_o this_o difficulty_n i_o must_v first_o premise_v that_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o logic_n no_o affirmative_a proposition_n or_o enunciation_n can_v be_v true_a except_o it_o have_v a_o conformity_n with_o its_o object_n that_o be_v the_o object_n must_v be_v in_o its_o self_n as_o the_o act_n represent_v it_o all_o enunciation_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n the_o subject_n and_o the_o predicate_v the_o subject_n be_v that_o of_o which_o it_o enunciate_n the_o predicate_v be_v that_o which_o it_o enunciate_n of_o the_o subject_n if_o the_o proposition_n be_v negative_a it_o separate_v the_o predicate_a from_o the_o subject_n but_o if_o it_o be_v affirmative_a it_o intentional_o identisy_n the_o one_o with_o the_o other_o as_o in_o this_o proposition_n angelus_n est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la angelus_n be_v the_o subject_n and_o spiritus_fw-la be_v the_o