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An answer to the challenge of Mr. Henry Jennings (Protestant Arch-Deacon of Dromore) which evidently makes-out the present Church of Romes doctrine to have been maintain'd in the first five ages, & the adversarys principles to be only a heap of heresies lawfully condemn'd by the primitive Church. To which is annexed An answer to one Whealy. Set forth by James O Shiell reader of Divinity.
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O'Sheill, James.
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Wing O530A; ESTC R214539
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Godly honour Tho' the aforesaid argument might be a sufficient answer to this point yet I will produce the following Authorityes to confirm the same St Denis the Areeopagite who liv'd in the Apostles time in his book de Eccles. Hier. c. 3 makes mention of the IncenciÌ„g of the altar of the Priest washing his hands of â—â—â— elevation of the blessed Host â— the adoration thereof Origines whâ— liv'd in the 3. CeÌ„tury in his 3. Hoâ— in Exod. sayes thus I design to â—â—monish ye with the examples of â—â—â— own religion ye know who are accâ—â—â—m'd to be present at the diviâ— mysteries when ye receive the Lorâ— body how with all caution â—â— veneration ye take heed least â— smal particle of it should fall down leâ—â— any thing of the consecrated gift shâ—â— slip out for ye belive your selves â—â—â— guilty and ye rightly believe if â— thing of it wou'd fall by your negligâ—â—ce St Ambrose who liv'd in thâ— 4th Century in his 3. book of thâ— Holy Ghost c. 12. expounding thâ— of the 98. Psal where we aâ— bid to worship the footstool of his feeâ— sayes thus therefore by the footstool the earth is understood and by the earth the flesh of Christ which also eveÌ„ at this day we adore in mysteries and which the Apostles ador'd in the Lord Jesus S. Chrysostome who also liv'd in the 4 Century in his â— hom on S Pau'ls Epist to the Ephesians sayes thus we speake of the body and of him who differs nothing from it how many are made partakers of that body how many tastes of his blood remember that it is the body blood of him who refides above the heavens who is humbly ador'd by the Angels He also sayes the following words hom 24th on St. Pauls first Epist to the Corinthians the wisemen regarded thîs body laâ—ing â—n the â—angeâ— the iâ—pioâ—â—â—aâ—â—arouâ— men having leâ—t thâ—i◠〈◊〉 tâ—ey home made along voyâ— when they aâ—riv'd wiâ—h grâ—at â—â— trembâ—ing they worâ—hipp d â— let us therefore the Citizens of heâ—â— immitate the barbarous people do not see him in the mâ—ngeâ— but onâ— aâ—tâ—â— not a woman keepiâ—g him â—â— the Priest holding him let us theâ—fore weaken our selves anâ— be grâ—â— afraid let us shew a great deal nâ— reveâ—ece than these barbarous peopleâ— for open the gates of heaven and lâ—â— and then you will see that whiâ—â— said to be true for that which iâ— tâ—â— most precious and most to be ador'â— aâ—l thinks I do â—hâ—w you the same â—â— on earth even as in a Kiâ—gs palâ—â— that which is most magnificeÌ„â— of thiÌ„gs not the â—alls no◠〈…〉 â—t the Kingâ— â—t that yâ—◠〈…〉 do nâ—t hâ—w yoâ— thâ— Aâ—gâ—lâ— Arâ—â—geâ—s oâ— he heaves bâ—t tâ—â—ir masâ—er â—â— have percâ—â—v'd hâ—w â—ou 〈◊〉 on the â—â—â—h that which is most excellent â—est to be regarded of aâ—l things neiâ—her do â—ou only see hiâ— but aâ—so yoâ—â—â—â—h him you eaâ— him after you â—at him you return home clean puâ—ifie your soul prepare your mind against the receiving of these mysteriesâ—â—or if a King's son wiâ—h a neat preâ—ious â—â—own had been giveâ— to you â—o â—e carri'd you wou'd slight all the thiÌ„gs â—â— the world but now receiving not â—he son of a worldly King but the only â—egottn son of Goâ— c. St Augustin who liv'd in the begining of the 5th Century expounding the 9â— Psal sayes that the earth is thâ— Lords footstool according to thâ— of Isaiah c 66 v. 1. saying thuâ— the heaven is my throne the earâ— is my footstool and he inquires hoâ— is it lawfull to adore the earth with-out impiety and then hâ— sayes the following words being troubl'd in mind I do turn myself Christ because I do seeke him I find how the earth is ador'd with-out impiety the footstool of his feet is ador'd for he receiv'd earth from the earth because the flesh is of the earth he receiv'd flesh from the flesh of Mary because he walk'd here in that flesh gave us the same flesh to eate for our safety none eats of that flesh if he adores it not before t is found-out after what 〈…〉 â—â—otstool of â—â— Lord may 〈…〉 not only â—â—t we doe not 〈…〉 it but â—â— we siâ—n in not a â—oriâ—g it More â— S. Augustin's Authorâ—â—yes may â— seen to the same purpose in â—s 118. Epist c. 3. and in his 120 â—pist c. â—7 which I omit to produâ—â— least I shu'd be too troubleâ—â—â—e to the reader Chap. 7 Proving that TransubstaÌ„tiaâ—â— was believ'd by those of the Primiâ—â—ve Church I shall only here enlarge those â—â—â—ts of scripture produc'd in my â—nswer to the 5th point with the â—â—llowing Authorityes of the â—â—ly Fathers and Doctors of the â—rimitive Church Tertullian who liv'd in the begining of the 3. Cenâ—ury in his 4. book agaiâ— Mâ—â—cian c. 4â— saâ—es 〈◊〉 â—â— bâ—ead taken and distributed â—â— his â—â—sciples he maâ—e hâ—s owâ— body St. 〈◊〉 martyr and S Iâ—eneus who boâ—â— liv'd before â—ertulliaÌ„ do affâ—â— the same as the reader may see â—â— their Authorityes produc'd â—â— my answer to the 5. point S â—â—prian who liv'd the year 25â—â— his sermon of the Lord's supâ—â—â—ayes thus the â—read which ouâ— gave to his Disciples being changâ— not in shâ—pe but in natûre bâ— the â—â—nipotency of the word was made â—leâ—â— S Cyrill of Jerusalem who liv'd in the 4. Century speaking â—â— Christ in his 4. Catech. sayes thâ—â— followig words he did once in Caâ—â— of Galelee only by his will turn water â—nto wine which is near blood aâ—d â—hall he not be wâ—rthy to be believ'd â—o uâ— that he tuâ—n'd wine into blood â—â—erefore let us receive the body and â—â—ood of Christ with all assurance for â—nder the shape of bread the body is given to you and under the shape of â—ine the blood is given therefore let us not consider it as bare bread and bare wine for it is the body and blood of Christ according to the Lord 's own words for altho' your sense wou'd not represent this to you nevertheless let faith confirm you you ought not to judge these things by the taste therefoâ—e knowing this with all certainly holding the bread which is seen â—y us not to be bread altho' the taste perceives it to be bread but to be the body of Christ the wine which is seeâ—â—â— altho' it may seem to the pallâ—â— be wine notwithstandiÌ„g it is not â—â— but the blood of Christ Let the â—â—der be Pleas'd to take notice â—â— plainly St Cyprian affirms by â—â— former words that the substaâ—â—â— of the bread wine is dissolâ—â— at the intrance of Christ's bâ—â— and blood and also how St. Cyâ—â— bids us not to judge of this myâ—â—â—rie according to the apprehensioâ— of our senses but to firmly believe the true and real presence of Christ's body and blood undeâ— the shape of bread and wine that is to say under the accidents which the bread and wine had before cheir