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A34612 The history of Popish transubstantiation to which is premised and opposed, the Catholick doctrin of Holy Scripture, the ancient fathers and the Reformed churches, about the sacred elements, and presence of Christ in the blessed sacrament of the eucharist / written nineteen years ago in Latine, by the Right Reverend Father in God, John, late Lord Bishop of Durham, and allowed by him to be published a little before his death, at the earnest request of his friends.; Historia transubstantiationis papalis. English Cosin, John, 1594-1672. 1676 (1676) Wing C6359; ESTC R2241 82,193 184

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into_o a_o privy_a or_o any_o such_o foul_a place_n 28._o in_o the_o fifteen_o century_n the_o council_n 1415._o of_o constance_n which_o by_o a_o sacrilegious_a attempt_n take_v away_o the_o sacramental_a cup_n from_o the_o people_n and_o from_o the_o priest_n when_o they_o do_v not_o officiate_v do_v wrongful_o condemn_v wiclif_n who_o be_v already_o dead_a because_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o have_v teach_v with_o the_o ancient_n that_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n remain_v material_o in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n and_o that_o in_o the_o same_o sacrament_n no_o accident_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n remain_v without_o a_o substance_n which_o two_o assertion_n be_v most_o true_a 29._o cardinal_n cameracencis_n who_o live_v 1420._o about_o the_o time_n of_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o own_o the_o decree_n of_o pope_n innocent_a as_o
the_o determination_n of_o the_o church_n for_o that_o the_o bread_n shall_v still_o remain_v he_o confess_v 2._o that_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o it_o be_v not_o against_o reason_n or_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o bible_n but_o concern_v the_o conversion_n of_o the_o bread_n he_o say_v that_o clear_o it_o can_v be_v infer_v from_o scripture_n nor_o yet_o from_o the_o determination_n of_o the_o church_n as_o he_o judge_v yet_o because_o the_o common_a opinion_n be_v otherwise_o he_o yield_v to_o the_o time_n be_v fain_o to_o follow_v though_o with_o some_o reluctancy_n 30._o the_o council_n of_o florence_n which_o be_v 1439._o not_o long_o after_o do_v not_o at_o all_o treat_v with_o the_o greek_n about_o transubstantiation_n nor_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o leave_v they_o undetermined_a with_o many_o other_o controversy_n but_o that_o which_o be_v call_v the_o armenian_n instruction_n and_o in_o this_o armen_n cause_n and_o almost_o all_o dispute_n be_v cite_v as_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o general_n council_n of_o florence_n by_o 2._o soto_n 13._o bellarmine_n and_o the_o roman_a 18._o catechism_n be_v no_o decree_n of_o the_o council_n as_o we_o have_v demonstrate_v 158._o somewhere_o else_o but_o a_o false_a and_o forge_a decree_n of_o pope_n eugenius_n the_o four_o who_o do_v indeed_o in_o that_o instruction_n prescribe_v to_o the_o armenian_n a_o form_n of_o doctrine_n about_o the_o sacrament_n say_v that_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n be_v turn_v into_o his_o body_n and_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o wine_n into_o his_o blood_n but_o that_o he_o do_v it_o with_o the_o approbation_n of_o the_o council_n as_o he_o often_o say_v in_o his_o decree_n be_v prove_v to_o be_v altogether_o false_a as_o well_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n as_o by_o the_o unanswerable_a argument_n of_o 56._o c._n de_fw-la capite_fw-la fontium_fw-la archbishop_n of_o caesarea_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr necessaria_fw-la theologiae_n scholasticae_fw-la correctione_n dedicate_v to_o pope_n sixtus_n the_o five_o for_o how_o can_v the_o council_n of_o florence_n approve_v that_o decree_n which_o be_v make_v more_o than_o three_o month_n after_o it_o be_v end_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o after_o the_o council_n be_v flor._n do_v the_o armenian_n with_o the_o greek_n have_v each_o of_o they_o sign_v letter_n of_o union_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o approve_v by_o all_o nor_o long_o in_o force_n after_o they_o be_v subscribe_v depart_v out_o of_o florence_n july_n 22_o whereas_o the_o instruction_n be_v not_o give_v while_o november_n 22._o therefore_o by_o the_o mutual_a consent_n of_o both_o party_n be_v nothing_o here_o do_v or_o decree_v about_o transubstantiation_n or_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o new_a roman_n faith_n but_o eugenius_n or_o whoever_o be_v the_o forger_n of_o the_o decree_n put_v a_o cheat_n upon_o his_o reader_n perhaps_o he_o have_v see_v the_o same_o do_v by_o innocent_a the_o three_o or_o gregory_n the_o nine_o in_o the_o pretend_a decree_n of_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n which_o be_v the_o pope_n only_a but_o not_o the_o council_n and_o certain_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a eugenius_n do_v it_o rather_o to_o please_v himself_o than_o for_o any_o hope_n he_o can_v have_v that_o at_o his_o command_n the_o armenian_n will_v receive_v and_o obey_v his_o instruction_n soon_o than_o the_o greek_n for_o to_o this_o day_n the_o armeniorum_fw-la armenian_n believe_v that_o the_o element_n of_o bread_n and_o wine_n retain_v their_o nature_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o eucharist_n 31._o by_o these_o any_o consider_a person_n may_v easy_o see_v that_o transubstantiation_n be_v a_o mere_a novelty_n not_o warrant_v either_o by_o scripture_n or_o antiquity_n invent_v about_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o twelve_o century_n out_o of_o some_o misunderstand_v saying_n of_o some_o of_o the_o father_n confirm_v by_o no_o ecclesiastic_a or_o papal_a decree_n before_o the_o year_n 1215._o afterward_o receive_v only_o here_o and_o there_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n debate_v in_o the_o school_n by_o many_o dispute_v linble_a to_o many_o very_a bad_a consequence_n reject_v for_o there_o be_v never_o those_o want_v that_o oppose_v it_o by_o many_o great_a and_o pious_a man_n until_o it_o be_v maintain_v in_o the_o sacrilegious_a council_n of_o constance_n and_o at_o last_o in_o the_o year_n 1551._o confirm_v in_o the_o council_n of_o 13._o trent_n by_o a_o few_o latin_a bishop_n slave_n to_o the_o roman_a see_v impose_v upon_o all_o under_o pain_n of_o a_o anathema_n to_o be_v fear_v by_o none_o and_o so_o spread_v too_o too_o far_o by_o the_o tyrannical_a and_o most_o unjust_a command_n of_o the_o fidei_fw-la pope_n so_o that_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o embrace_v it_o until_o it_o shall_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o except_o the_o substance_n of_o the_o bread_n be_v change_v into_o the_o very_a body_n of_o christ_n his_o word_n can_v possible_o be_v true_a nor_o his_o body_n present_a which_o will_v never_o be_v do_v a_o table_n of_o the_o place_n of_o scripture_n cite_v in_o this_o book_n exod_a xii_o 11_o 21._o chap._n i._n art_n 4_o eccl._n vii_o 29._o chap._n vii_o 24_o st._n mat._n xxvi_o 26._o chap._n i._n 1_o st._n luk._n xxii_o 19_o ibid._n  _fw-fr st._n job_n iii_o 3._o chap._n vi_o 7_o st._n job_n iii_o 29._o chap._n vii_o 19_o st._n job_n vi_o 55._o chap._n i._n 5_o rom._n xii_o 3._o chap._n vi_o 7_o 1_o cor._n iu_o 15._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 1_o cor._n x._o 16._o chap._n i._n ●_o 1_o cor._n x._o 3_o &_o 4_o ibid._n  _fw-fr gal._n vi_o 5._o chap._n vii_o 7_o eph._n iu_o 22._o ibid._n  _fw-fr 1_o pet._n i._n 3._o ibid._n  _fw-fr judas_n v._n 3._o in_o the_o preface_n  _fw-fr a_o table_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n century_n i._n clemens_n romanus_n chap._n vi_o art_n 1_o st._n ignatius_n ibid._n 10_o century_n ii_o theoph._n antioch_n chap._n vi_o 1_o justinus_n martyr_n chap._n v._n 7_o  _fw-fr vi_o 11_o athenagoras_n tatianus_n chap._n vi_o 1_o irenaeus_n chap._n v._n 8_o  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o 7_o century_n iii_o tertullian_n chap._n v._n 9_o  _fw-fr vi_o 7_o origenes_n chap_n v._n 10_o  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o 7_o cyprian_a chap._n v._n 11_o  _fw-fr vi_o 7_o 8_o &_o 12_o clem._n alexand._n chap._n vi_o 1_o &_o 7_o minutius_n felix_n ibid._n  _fw-fr arnobius_n chap._n v._n 35_o century_n iu._n euseb_n caesar_n chap._n vi_o 1_o athanasius_n chap._n v._n 13_o cyril_n hieros_n ibid._n 14_o  _fw-fr vi_o 5_o &_o 7_o juvencus_n macarius_n hilarius_n optatus_n euseb_n emiss_a greg._n naz._n cyril_n alex._n epiphanius_n hieronimus_fw-la theoph._n alex._n gaudentius_n chap._n vi_o 1_o 6_o &_o 7_o 6_o st._n basil_n chap._n v._n 15_o  _fw-fr vi_o 7_o greg_n nyss_n chap._n v._n 16_o  _fw-fr vi_o 7_o ambrose_n chap._n v._n 17_o  _fw-fr vi_o 6_o 7_o 13_o chrysost_n chap._n v._n art_n 18_o  _fw-fr vi_o 6_o 7_o 8_o century_n v._n st._n austin_n chap._n v._n 19_o prosper_v iii_o chap._n v._n 20_o leo_fw-la iu._n  _fw-fr  _fw-fr theodoret._n chap._n v._n 21_o  _fw-fr vi_o 10_o gelasius_n chap._n v._n 22_o sedulius_n gennadius_n chap._n vi_o 1_o faustus_n reg._n ibid._n 7_o century_n vi._n ephrem_fw-la chap._n v._n 24_o facundus_n ibid._n 25_o fulgentius_n chap._n vi_o 1_o victor_n antioch_n primasius_n procop._n gaz._n chap._n vi_o 1_o century_n vii_o isidorus_n hispal_a chap._n v._n 26_o hesychius_n chap._n vi_o 1_o &_o 2_o maximus_n ibid._n 1_o century_n viii_o vener_n beda_n chap._n v._n 27_o carol._n magnus_n ibid._n 28_o damascenus_n chap._n vi_o 1_o century_n ix_o paschasius_fw-la chap._n v._n 29_o amalarius_n 30_o rabanus_n maurus_n 31_o joh._n erigena_n 32_o wal._n strabo_n 33_o bertramus_n 34_o niceph._n patria_fw-la hincmarus_n chap._n vi_o art_n 1_o century_n x._o herigerus_fw-la chap._n v._n 36_o fulbertus_n chap._n vi_o 1_o century_n xi_o idem_fw-la fulbertus_n chap._n vii_o 3_o berengarius_fw-la ibid._n 4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n hildebertus_n chap._n vii_o 4_o theophylact_fw-mi oecumenius_n chap._n vi_o 7_o century_n xii_o bernardus_n chap._n vii_o 13_o  _fw-fr iii_o 2_o rupertus_n chap._n vii_o 14_o a_o table_n of_o the_o schoolman_n century_n xiii_o lombardus_n chap._n vii_o art_n 15_o alex._n alensis_n ibid._n 24_o  _fw-fr vi_o 2_o albertus_n magnus_n ibid._n 26_o tho._n aquinas_n 2_o rich._n de_fw-fr mediavilla_n chap._n vii_o 10_o century_n fourteen_o scotus_n durandus_fw-la occamus_fw-la chap._n v._n 2_o baconus_fw-la chap._n vii_o 27_o holcotus_n 26_o th._n argent_fw-fr 27_o brulifer_n 24_o century_n xv._n card._n camer_n chap._n v._n art_n 3_o  _fw-fr vii_o 29_o gabriel_n biel_n ibid_fw-la  _fw-fr century_n xvi_o cajetan_n ibid._n  _fw-fr dom._n soto_n chap_n vii_o 24_o a_o table_n of_o the_o council_n nicene_n i._n chap._n five_o art_n 12_o calce_v ibid._n 23_o ancyran_n neocaesarien_n laodiceum_n carthagin_n aurelian_a