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A30895 An apology for the true Christian divinity, as the same is held forth, and preached by the people, called, in scorn, Quakers being a full explanation and vindication of their principles and doctrines, by many arguments, deduced from Scripture and right reason, and the testimony of famous authors, both ancient and modern, with a full answer to the strongest objections usually made against them, presented to the King / written and published in Latine, for the information of strangers, by Robert Barclay ; and now put into our own language, for the benefit of his country-men.; Theologiae verè Christianae apologia. English Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690. 1678 (1678) Wing B721; ESTC R1740 415,337 436

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consequence_n have_v ensue_v as_o make_v the_o christian_a religion_n odious_a and_o hateful_a to_o jew_n turk_n and_o heathen_n the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n do_v chief_o divide_v in_o this_o matter_n into_o three_o opinion_n the_o first_o be_v of_o those_o that_o say_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n be_v transubstantiate_v into_o the_o very_a substance_n of_o that_o same_o body_n flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o crucify_v by_o the_o jew_n so_o that_o after_o the_o word_n of_o consecration_n as_o they_o call_v they_o it_o be_v no_o more_o bread_n but_o the_o body_n of_o christ._n the_o second_o be_v of_o such_o as_o say_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n remain_v but_o that_o also_o that_o body_n be_v in_o and_o with_o and_o under_o the_o bread_n so_o that_o both_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o of_o the_o body_n flesh_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v there_o also_o the_o three_o be_v of_o those_o that_o deny_v both_o these_o do_v affirm_v that_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o there_o corporal_o or_o substantial_o but_o yet_o that_o it_o be_v real_o and_o sacramental_o receive_v by_o the_o faithful_a in_o the_o use_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n but_o how_o or_o what_o way_n it_o be_v there_o they_o know_v not_o nor_o can_v they_o tell_v only_o we_o must_v believe_v it_o be_v there_o yet_o so_o that_o it_o be_v only_o proper_o in_o heaven_n it_o be_v not_o my_o design_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o refutation_n of_o these_o several_a opinion_n for_o each_o of_o their_o author_n and_o assertor_n have_v sufficient_o refute_v one_o another_o and_o be_v all_o of_o they_o no_o less_o strong_a both_o from_o scripture_n and_o reason_n in_o refute_v each_o their_o contrary_a party_n opinion_n than_o they_o be_v weak_a in_o establish_v their_o own_o for_o i_o often_o bave_v serious_o observe_v in_o read_v their_o respective_a write_n and_o so_o it_o may_v be_v have_v other_o that_o all_o 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