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A72264 The touch-stone of the reformed Ghospell. Wherin sundry chiefe heads and tenets of the protestants doctrine (obiected by them commonly against the Catholicks) are briefly refuted. By the expresse texts of the protestants owne Bible, set forth and approued by the Church of England. With the ancient fathers Iudgments thereon, in confirmation of the Catholike Doctrine; Gagge of the new gospel Heigham, John, fl. 1639. 1634 (1634) STC 13033.8; ESTC S125239 50,830 222

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refused if it be receiued with thanks giuing for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer Yea it was a common vse in the primitiue Church to bring Bread to the priests to be hallowed Author oper imp hom 14. in Mat. and being blessed to sēd it for sacred presents from one Christian to another as S. Aug. witnesseth ep 31 34.35.36 Mat. 23.17 Yee fooles blind whether is greater the gold or the temple that sanctifieth the gold Mat. 23.19 Yee fooles and blind whether is greater the gift or the Altar that sanctifieth the gift Lo how plainly our Lord affirmeth in both these places that the Temple sanctifieth the Gold and Altar the Gift generally all creatures seuered from common and profane vse to religion and worship of God are therby made sacred and holy Are not they therfore much to be blamed who keep such a scoffing at holy water holy ashes and the like See more 2. Reg. 2. we 4.2 where the Prophet Eliseus applied salt to the healing and purifying of the waters Toby 6.8 where the Angell Raphaell vsed the liuer of a fish to driue away the diuel 1. Samuel we 1. Kinges 16. where Dauids Harpe and Psalmody kept the euill spirit away from Saul ¶ See S. Greg. l. 1. dial cap. 4. S. Aug. lib. 18. de ciuit Dei S. Hierom. in the life of Hilarion post medium S. Bede lib. 1. cap. 30. hist Anglic. XXXVII That children may be saued by their Parents fayth without the Sacrament of holy Baptisme COntrary to the expresse wordes both of truth it selfe and also of their owne Bible Iohn 3. 5. Verily verily I say vnto thee except a man be borne of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdome of God Therfore they cannot be saued without Baptisme Titus 3.5 Not by workes of righteousnes which we haue done but according to his mercy he saued vs by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost Marc. 16.16 He that belieueth and is baptized shall be saued but he that belieueth not shall be damned Seing infants therfore cannot belieue they must at the least be baptized or els they cannot be saued Heere they will obiect against vs that of S. Paul 1. Cor. 7.14 That the children of the faythful are sanctified But if they vnderstand by their sanctification that they are borne without sinnes they do directly oppugne S. Paul who affirmeth Ephes 1. that we are all borne the sonnes of wrath Yea S. Paul in the selfe same place sayth the vnbelieuing woman is sanctified by the belieuing man and yet I hope they will not say that she obtaines therby the full remission of her sinnes Gen. 17.14 The vncircumcised man-child whose flesh of his fore-skin is not circumcised that soule shal be cut off from his people But Circumcision was not more necessary to the Israelites then Baptisme to the Christians Therefore c. ¶ See S. Aug. lib. 1. de peccat merit and remiss cap. 30. and epist 90.92 S. Leo. epist 80. ad Episcop Campaniae S. Irenaeus lib. 3. cap. 19 S. Cyp. lib. 3. ep 8. ad Fidum XXXVIII That the Sacrament of Confirmation is not necessary nor to be vsed COntrary to the expresse wordes of their owne Bible Acts 8.14 Peter and Iohn prayed for them that they might receiue the holy Ghost for as yet he was fallen vpon none of them only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Iesus Then laid they their handes on them and they receiued the holy Ghost Lo the holy Ghost is giuen in Confirmation which was not giuen in Baptisme how then is it not necessary nor to be vsed Heb. 6.1 Therfore leauing the principles of the doctrine of Christ let vs goe on vnto perfection not laying againe the foundation of repentance from dead workes and of fayth towards God of the doctrine of Baptisme and of laying on of handes Lo Confirmation is heere called one of the Principles of the doctrine of Christ and a foundation of repentance How then not necessary nor to be vsed ¶ See the Fathers that affirme the same Tertul. lib. de Resur carnis S. Pacianus lib. de Baptismo S. Ambr. lib. de Sacram. S. Hierom contra Lucifer And lastly S. Cypr. lib. 2. epist 1. speaking both of Baptisme and Confirmation sayth Then they may be sanctifyed and be the sonnes of God if they be borne in both Sacramēts XXXIX That the bread of the supper of our Lord was but a figure or remembrāce of the body of Christ receiued by fayth and not his true and very body COntrary both to the expresse wordes and truth of their owne Bible Luc. 22.15 With desire I haue desired to eate this pass-ouer with you before I suffer Now to refer these wordes to a figuratiue eating only by fayth were most absurd for we cannot say that Iesus Christ could receyue or eate himselfe in this sense sith all Diuinity forbids vs to admit fayth in the Son of God Therefore that Pasche which he so greatly desired to eate with his Disciples before he suffered was the Pasche of his owne true body Luc 22.16 For I say vnto you I wil not any more drinke of the fruite of the vine vntill it be fulfilled in the Kingdome of God Wordes of wonderfull force and which cannot be vnderstood figuratiuely no more then the former it being a thing as cleare as the Sunne that of material bread and drinke there is no vse at all aboue in heauen Iohn 6.51 I am the liuing bread which came downe from heauen if any man eate of this bread he shall liue for euer And the bread that I wil giue is my flesh which I will giue for the life of the world Beza is very angry when we ask him If the bread that came downe from heauen be liuing or life-giuing bread He willingly granteth vs the later but cannot endure to heare tell of the former and therefore translateth life-giuing insteed of liuing But this is absurd or the Sunne is life-giuing but is not liuing and being granted to be liuing what else is it then his body And note withall that thus our Lord spake of this blessed bread before he gaue it Mat. 26.26 Take eate this is my body And Luc. 22.19 This is my body which is giuin for you What I pray can be spoken more plaine Notwithstanding they wil needes mantaine and affirme that what he gaue and they receiued was nothing else but bare bread Note also that our Lord spake this at the very giuing thereof 1. Cor. 10.16 The cup of blessing which we blesse is it not the communion of the bloud of Christ The bread which we breake is it not the communion of the body of Christ And 1. Cor. 11. he addeth He that eateth and drinketh vnworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to himselfe not discerning the Lords body Loe how both before our Lord gaue it at the very giuing of it and his Apostles and disciples after he had giuen