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A41431	The sum of a conference had between two divines of the Church of England and two Catholic lay-gentlemen at the request and for the satisfaction of three persons of quality, August 8, 1671.	Gooden, Peter, d. 1695.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1099; ESTC R34918	23,435	41

ten times greater if there be any Degrees in Miracles than this which you cannot believe for its difficulty viz. Transubstantiation especially when we can shew in every Age when any Opposition was made to this Doctrin who they were that did it and what became of them Berengarius was above a hundred years before the Lateran Council yet we can shew that he was oppos'd by Bishops and Fathers of almost all Countries as by Lanfranck of Canterbury Durandus Troaernensis Guitmundus four Bishops of Rome and by the Pastors of all Countries how he recanted three times and how he died Joannes Scotus Erigena who lived about two hundred years before and had laid some Grounds for Berengarius his Error was treated as an Innovator by Hincmarus and others himself forced to retire out of France and his Book not heard of again till two hundred years after and no Man living can tell us when this absurd Doctrin as the Doctor calls it which has had such Success in the World as to obtain Belief universally for several hundred years ever had any Beginning or any considerable Opposition For though the Word Transubstantiation was not commonly us'd before the Council of Lateran it matters not nor makes any new Belief since it has always been the constant practice of the Church in the General Councils when it did condemn Heretical Opinions or decide any Point in debate to expound the true Sense of Scripture upon that very Point by some very significant Word to leave no occasion of Cavilling or Disputing upon its Decisions declaring by an explicit Act and positive Definition what was the true Sense of Soripture and what implicitly all the whole Catholic Church did believe before as it appears in several other Councils as in that of Nice against the Arians where the Word Consubstantial was found out to condemn their Heresie they pretending that the Son was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is of like Substance to the Father when the Council defin'd him to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. of the same Substance or Consubstantial The same you may observe in the Council of Chalcedon where Nestorius was condemn'd by the new distinction of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gent. Supposing Sir that the Roman Doctrin in this Point be false and their practice Idolatry and yet both were Universal for several Ages together which way can the Church of England pretend to good and lawful Ordination for they pretend to none but what they receiv'd from Idolaters i. e. the Church of Rome Dr. Very well for though they were Idol●ters they might give good and lawful Ordinations for the very Church of Rome holds that mortal sin do's not hinder a Bishop or Priest from executing his Function Cath. All Mortal Sins may not hinder a Bishop from executing his Function or giving good and lawful Ordination yet some may For if a Bishop should become a Jew and the same thing may be said if he becomes an Idolater you surely will not allow him to give good and lawful Christian Ordination For that which destroys the Essence of a Church or a Christian must needs disable those it falls upon from giving legal Commissions at least to others to govern the Church or to administer the Sacraments of Christ Drs. There are two sorts of Idolatry one of the Heathens and another if you will have it of the Church of Rome Cath. We will have any thing that you will make evident but when you tell us of two sorts of Idolatries I hope you do not mean Material and Formal Idolatry the first of which if purely such is no Crime We speak all along of Formal Idolatry which you must accuse the Church of Rome of or else 〈◊〉 nothin● 〈◊〉 if you do I pray shew how the natur● of formal 〈◊〉 becomes chang'd by its relation to Heathens from what it is when it relates to a Papist I doubt you mean by your two sorts of Idolatry Idolatry which is Idolatry and Idolatry which is not Idolatry like the honest Preacher 〈◊〉 talk'd of three sorts of Seekers one that sought and found another who sought and did not find and a third which neither sought nor found the first Idolatry 〈◊〉 belong to the Heathens and the second the no Idolatry to the Papists And now we shall leave it to the Judgment of this worthy Company to consider how clear and evident you have made it that you had such just Cause to separate from the whole Church as to excuse you from formal or Criminal Schism FINIS A Relation of a Conference Apr. 3. 1676. Theod. Tom. 2. Dial. 2. pag. 236. Edit Colon. 1617. Magd Cent. 5. cap. 4. de Inclinatione Doct. tit de Coena Domini Ibid. Dial. 2. pag. 234. St. Cyp. de C●en Domini