Christ's Ordinance reserved carried about lifted up and worshipped Rubrick at the end of the Communion Service Do Adoration ought to be done either unto the Sacramental Bread and Wine there bodily received or unto any corporal Presence of Christ's natural Flesh and Blood. For the Sacramental Bread and Wine remain still in their very natural Substances and therefore may not be adored for that were Idolatry to be abhorred of all Faithful Christians And the natural Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ are in Heaven and not here it being against the Truth of Christ's natural Body to be at one time in more Places than one The Church of Rome The 4 th General Council of Lateran The Body and Blood of Christ are truly contained in the Sacrament of the Altar under the Species of Bread and Wine the Bread being transubstantiated into the Body and the Wine into the Blood by the Power of God c. The Council of Trent Whosoever shall deny that the Body and Blood together with the Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ and so whole Christ is contained in the Sacrament of the Eucharist let him be accursed Whosoever shall deny that wonderful and singular Conversion of the whole Substance of the Bread into the Body and of the whole Substance of the Wine into the Blood the Species only of Bread and Wine remaining which Conversion the Catholick Church most aptly calls Transubstantiation let him be accursed If any one shall say That the Body and Blood of Christ is only in use not before and after and that the true Body of Christ doth not remain in the particles of it reserved after the Communion let him be accursed If any one shall say That Christ is not to be worshipped in the Eucharist with Divine Worship c. or that he is not solemnly to be carried about and shewed to the People that he may be worshipped and that the Worshippers are Idolaters let him be accursed If any one shall say That Christ is only eaten spiritually let him be accursed The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. The Sacramental Bread and Wine after Consecration remain in their very natural Substances 1. There are after Consecration only the Species of the Bread and Wine in the Eucharist and the Substance of Bread and Wine is converted into the Body and Blood of Christ. 2. The natural Body and Blood of Christ are in Heaven and not here 2. The Body and Blood of Christ together with his Soul and Divinity is contained in the Eucharist 3. Transubstantiation is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture c. 3. Whosoever shall deny Transubstantiation is accursed 4. The Body Blood of Christ is in the Supper only eaten after an heavenly spiritualmanner 4. Whosoever shall say Christ is eaten only spiritually is accursed 5. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's Ordinance reserved 5. Whosoever shall say That the Body and Blood of Christ is only in use and remains not in what is reserved is accursed 6. The Sacramental Bread and Wine may not be adored for that is Idolatry 6. If any shall say Thâ— Host is not to be worshipped or that to worship iâ— is Idolatry he is accursed So that the Church of England is upon this Article under six Anathema's at least of the Church of Rome as appears The 29. Article of the Church of England Of the Wicked which eat not the Body of Christ in the use of the Lord's Supper The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome The wicked and such as be void of a lively Faith altho they do carnally and visibly press with their Teeth as St. Augustine saith the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ yet in no wise are they partakers of Christ c. Ill Men receive the Body and Blood of Christ be they Infidels or Ill Livers Rhem. Annot. in 1 Cor. 11. 27. The 30. Article of the Church of England Of both kinds The Cup of the Lord is not to be denied to the Lay-People For both the parts of the Lord's Sacrament ought by Christ's Ordinance Commandment to be ministred to all Christian Men alike The Church of Rome The Council of Trent Altho our Redeemer hath instituted the Sacrament in his last Supper and hath delivered unto the Apostles in both Kinds yet it is to be confessed that whole and intire Christ and a true Sacrament is taken under one kind only and furthermore that as to the benefit of it they are defrauded of no Grace necessary to Salvation who receive only in one kind The Synod hath decreed That it should be received for a Law that the Sacrament be administred in one kind Whosoever shall say That by the command of God all the Faithful ought to receive in both kinds let him be accursed Whosoever shall say That the holy Catholick Church hath not been induced for just causes and reasons to order that Lay-People and Priests not officiating should communicate only under the Species of Bread or that she hath erred therein let him be accursed Whosoever shall deny whole and intire Christ to be taken under one Species let him be accursed The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. The Cup is not to be denied to the Lay-People 1. The Cup for just Reasons is denied to the Lay-People 2. The Ministration in one kind is but part of a Sacrament 2. Whole Christ and an whole Sacrament is under one kind alone 3. The Sacrament ought to be administred in both kinds according to Christ's Commandment 3. Whosoever shall say that the People ought to receive in both kinds by the Command of God is accursed The 31. Article of the Church of England Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross. The offering of Christ once made is that perfect Redemption Propitiation and Satisfaction for the Sins of the whole World both Original and Actual and there is none other satisfaction for Sin but that alone Wherefore the Sacrifices of Masses in the which it is commonly said that the Priest did offer Christ for the quick and the dead to have Remission of pain or guilt were blasphemous Fables and dangerous Deceits The Church of Rome The Council of Trent Because in this Divine Sacrifice which is performed in the Mass the self-same Christ is contained and unbloodily offered that offered himself once upon the Altar of the Cross the Holy Synod doth teach That that Sacrifice is truly Propitiatory It is rightly offered not only for the Sins Punishments and Satisfactions and other Necessities of the Faithful living but also for the dead in Christ not as yet fully purged according to the Tradition of the Apostles If any one shall say That there is not offered to God in the Mass a true and proper Sacrifice let him be accursed If any one shall
Church of Rome are not Sacraments being such as have grown partly of the corrupt following of the Apostles as Extreme Unction c. partly are states of life allowed of in Scripture as Matrimony but have not the like nature of Sacraments with the other p. 50. The Church of Rome holdeth The Sacraments instituted by Christ are no fewer than seven viz. Baptism Confirmation the Eucharist Penance Extreme Unction Orders and Matrimony And whosoever shall say that they are more or fewer than seven or that any of these seven is not truly and properly a Sacrament is accursed Opus Operatum The Church of England teacheth The Sacraments have a wholesome effect or Operation in such only as worthily receive them p. 50. The Church of Rome holdeth The Sacraments do confer Grace ex opere operato by the Work done and if any say otherwise they are accursed Solitary Masses The Church of England teacheth There is to be no Celebration of the Lord's Supper except there be a convenient number to communicate with the Priest ibid. The Church of Rome holdeth Those Masses are to be approved and commended where the Priest communicates alone And if any one shall say such are unlawful and to be abrogated he is accursed Transubstantiation The Church of England teacheth Transubstantiation or the change of the substance of the Bread and Wine into the very substance of the Body and Blood of Christ is repugnant to the Scripture and overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament p. 52. The Sacramental Bread and Wine remain in their very natural substances And the natural Body and Blood of Christ are in Heaven and not here The Church of Rome holdeth There is a Transubstantiation or a Conversion of the whole Substance of the Bread into the Body and of the whole Substance of the Wine into the Blood of Christ and whoso denies it is accursed The Species only of Bread and Wine remain in the Eucharist and the Body and Blood of Christ together with his Soul and Divinity and so whole Christ are contained therein And whoso denieth it is accursed The Body of Christ. The Church of England teacheth The wicked and such as be void of a lively Faith in no wise partake of Christ p. 55. And the Body of Christ is taken and eaten only after an Heavenly and Spiritual manner And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten is Faith pag. 52. The Church of Rome holdeth Ill men receive the Body and Blood of Christ be they Infidels or Ill-livers Christ is not only eaten Spiritually and whosoever shall so affirm is Accursed Sacrament in both kinds The Church of England teacheth The Cup is not to be denied to the Lay-people For both the parts of the Sacrament ought by Christ's Ordinance to be ministred to all p. 55 56. The Church of Rome holdeth Though Christ instituted the Sacrament in both kinds yet it is to be administred in one And whosoever shall say That it ought by God's command to be received in both or that the Church hath not for just Reasons required it to be in one kind c. he is Accursed Adoration of the Host. The Church of England teacheth The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's Ordinance reserved carried about lifted up and worshipped And no Adoration ought to be done thereunto p. 52. The Church of Rome holdeth Christ is to be worshipped in the Eucharist with Divine worship and to be solemnly carried about and to be shewed to the People that he may be worshipped and whosoever doth deny this or saith That the worshippers are Idolaters is Accursed The Sacrifice of the Mass. The Church of England teacheth The Sacrifice of the Mass in which its commonly said the Priest offers for the Quick and Dead to have remission of Pain and Guilt are blasphemous Fables and dangerous Deceits p. 57. The Church of Rome holdeth In the Sacrifice performed in the Mass the self-same Christ is contained and unbloodily offered that offered himself on the Cross and this Sacrifice is truly Propitiatory and is rightly offered for the sins punishments and satisfactions of the Living and Dead And if any one shall deny this or say it's Blasphemy he is Accursed Traditions and Ceremonies The Church of England teacheth The burden of Ceremonies in the Romish Church is intolerable for their excess and multitude and by reason of their obscurity they more confound than set forth Christs benefit to us and deface the plain simple and sincere Religion of Christ and as they are vain in themselves so are abused to gross superstition p. 33 61. The Church of Rome holdeth The Ceremonies used in the Mass c. are of Apostolical Tradition and Institution and which serve for the Majesty of so great a Sacrifice and are for the exciting of the Faithful And tho they are many yet none of them is to be esteemed needless and vain and if any one shall say that they are rather inticements to impiety than helps to Piety he is accursed Of the Consecration of Bishops c. The Church of England teacheth There are no other Orders in the Church than Bishops Priests and Deacons And these are rightly consecrated and ordered in the Church of England p. 63. The Church of Rome holdeth There are Seven Orders in the Church Bishops Priests Deacons Acolythi Exorcists Readers the Door-keepers Sub-deacon Deacon and Priest. Those consecrated and ordained out of the Church of Rome are no Bishops or Pastors but thieves and murderers p. 64. Priests Marriage The Church of England teacheth Bishops Priests and Deacons may lawfully marry and are not commanded by Gods Law either to vow the estate of single life or to abstain from marriage and therefore the Monastical Vow of single life accounted the highest state of perfection is the leven of mans feigned Religion and abominable to God p. 59. The Church of Rome holdeth It is not lawful for Bishops Priests and Deacons to Marry and if married they are to be separated and to be brought to Penance and if any one shall say that such as have profest Chastity may contract Matrimony or that such Matrimony is valid because they have not the gift of Chastity he is Accursed The Supremacy The Church of England teacheth The King in all his Realms hath Supreme power in all Causes whether Ecclesiastical or Civil And the Bishop of Rome hath therein no Jurisdiction and can release none from subjection to their Prince For God alloweth neither the dignity of any person nor the multitude of any people nor the weight of any cause as sufficient for the which Subjects may Rebel p. 65. The Power the Bishop of Rome challengeth or Successor of St. Peter is false and feigned The Church of Rome holdeth The Pope is the Vicar of Christ Successor of St. Peter and the supreme Pastor over all the World. He may command Sovereign Princes over-rule what they command Excommunicate and Depose them if they contradict his Commands
c. And such as are endued with Divine Grace can pay in the name of another what is due to God. Rhemists Annotations The works which we do more then Precept be called Works of Supererogation and whereby that is from what was abovesaid it is also evident against the Protestants that there be such Works This place proveth plainly that the fastings and satisfactory Deeds of one man be available to others Yea and that holy Saints or other vertuous Persons may in measure and proportion of other Mens necessities and deservings allot unto them as well the Supererogation of their Spiritual Works as those that abound in worldly Goods may give Alms of their Superfluities to them which are in necessity We infer most assuredly that the satisfactory and penal Works of Holy Saints suffered in this Life be communicable and applicable to the use of other faithful men and to be dispensed according to every mans necessity and deserving by them whom Christ hath constituted over his Family and hath made the Dispensers of his Treasures The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. That men may do more for Gods sake than of bounden Duty is required cannot be taught without Arrogancy and Impiety 1. That men may do Works of Supererogation and more than is commanded 2. That any may be able not only to satisfie for their own Sins but also for the Sins of others is a most ungodly Doctrine 2. That what they do more than is commanded may be allotted to others and which such may have the benefit of The 15 th Article of the Church of England Of Christ alone without Sin. Christ in the Truth of our nature was made like unto us in all things Sin only except from which he was clearly void both in his Flesh and in his Spirit c. But all we the rest although Baptized and born again in Christ yet offend in many things and if we say we have no Sin we deceive our selves and the Truth is not in us The Church of Rome The Council of Trent If any one shall say That any one can avoid all Sins such also as are venial in the whole course of his Life except by special priviledge from God as the Church doth hold concerning the Blessed Virgin Let him be accursed The Rhemists Our Lady had so much Grace given her that she never sinned not so much as venially in all her Life The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome Christ alone is without Sin but all the rest of mankind offend in many things none being excepted The Virgin Mary is excepted having never sinned so much as venially The 19 th Article of the Church of England Of the Church The visible Church of Christ is a Congregation on of faithful men in which the pure Word of God is Preached and the Sacraments be duly ministred according to Christs Ordinance in all those things that of necessity are requisite to the same As the Church of Jerusalem Alexandria and Antioch have erred So also the Church of Rome hath erred not only in their Living and manner of Ceremonies but also in matters of Faith. § 1. Of the Church The Visible Church is where the Word of God is Preached and the Sacraments be duly Ministred in all things of necessity requisite The Church of Rome The 5 th General Council of Lateran The Sacred Doctors have affirmed That the Vnity of the Church doth consist in two things 1. In the Conjunction of the Members of the Church one with another 2. In their Order to one Head the Vicar of Christ according to the saying of the Apostle Not holding the Head. The Catechism of the Council of Trent Of the Notes of the True Church The first Note is That it be One. And it is called One as there is one Lord one Faith one Baptism There is one Governour the Invisible Christ the Visible who being the lawful Successor of Peter Prince of the Apostles doth possess the Roman Chair The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome The Notes of a True Church are the pure word Preached and the due Ministration of the Sacraments The necessary Note of the true Church is the being united to the Bishop of Rome § 2. Of the Falibility of the Church of Rome The Church of Rome hath erred as well as other Churches in Living Ceremonies and Faith. The Church of Rome hath erred in Ceremonies The Common-Prayer Book Of such Ceremonies as be used in the Church and have had their beginning by the Institution of man some are put away because the great excess and multitude of them hath so increased in these latter days that the burden of them was intolerable This our excessive multitude of Ceremonies was so great and many of them so dark that they did more confound than declare and set forth Christs benefits unto us Furthermore the most weighty cause of the abolishment of some Ceremonies was that they were so far abused partly by the superstitious blindness of the rude and unlearned and partly by the unsatiable avarice c. The 2d part Of the Homily of Place and Time of Prayer They have prophaned and defiled their Churches with Heathenish and Jewish abuses with Images and Idols with numbers of Altars too too superstitiously and intolerably abused with gross abusing and filthy corrupting of the Lord 's Holy Supper the blessed Sacrament of his Body and Blood with an infinite number of toyes and trifles of their own devices to make a goodly outward shew and to deface the plain simple and sincere Religion of Christ. The Church of Rome The Council of Trent The Church hath appointed Ceremonies as mystical Benedictions Lights Incensings Garments and such like that the Majesty of so great a Sacrifice might be recommended and the minds of the faithful be excited c. If any one shall say That the Ceremonies Garments and external signs which the Catholick Church doth use in the Celebration of Mass are rather Icitements of Impiety than helps to Piety Let him be accursed If any one shall say They are injurious to the Holy Spirit that give some virtue to the Holy Chrism of Confirmation Let him be accursed The Catechism The Sacrifice of the Mass hath many and those very remarkable and solemn Rites none of which is to be esteemed needless sand vain The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. The Ceremonies in the Church of Rome were for their multitude an intolerable burden 1. The Ceremonies used are many but solemn and for the Majesty of Worship 2. They do more confound than set forth Christs benefits and do deface the plain and sincere Religion of Christ. 2. They do recommend the Worship and excite the minds of the Faithful 3. They are toyes and trifles 3. None of them are needless and vain but have a virtue in them 4. They do
prophane and defile the Churches where they are used 4. Whosoever shall say That they are incitements of impiety is accursed See Articles 6 th and 34 th The Church of Rome hath erred in matters of Faith. The 2d part Of the Homily concerning the Holy Ghost If ye will compare the Notes of a true Church with the Church of Rome as it is presently and hath been for the space of Nine hundred years and odd you shall well perceive the state thereof to be so far wide from the nature of the true Church that nothing can be more Where is then the Holy-Ghost which they do so stoutly claim to themselves Where is now the Spirit of truth that will not suffer them in any wise to err c. It is but a vain brag and nothing else The Church of Rome The Council of Trent The Holy Synod delivering that sound and sincere Doctrine which the Catholick Church being taught by Jesus Christ himself and the Apostles and by the Holy Spirit suggesting all Truth from day to day to her hath retained and will preserve to the end of the World doth straightly charge all the faithful of Christ that they dare not after this believe or teach otherwise concerning the holy Eucharist than is explained and defined in this Decree The Catechism The Church cannot err in delivering the Discipline of Faith and Manners The Rhemists Annotations By this Promise we are assured That no Heresies or other wicked attempts can prevail against the Church builded upon Peter which the Fathers call Peter's See and the Roman Church The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. The Church of Rome hath erred in matters of Faith. 1. The Church of Rome cannot err in matters of Faith. 2. The pretence of the Church of Rome to Infallibility is nothing but a vain brag 2. The Church of Rome is guided by the Holy Spirit from day to day and cannot err The 20 th Article of the Church of England Of the Authority of the Church It is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing that is contrary to God's Word written c. wherefore although the Church be a witness and keeper of Holy Writ yet as it ought not to decree any thing against the same so besides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for necessity of Salvation The Church of Rome The Council of Constance Altho Christ hath instituted and did Administer the Sacrament of the Eucharist in Bread and Wine yet this nowithstanding the Authority of the sacred Canons and the approved custom of the Church is to be preserved that it be not received after Supper c. And likewise that altho the Sacrament was received in both kinds in the Primitive Church yet the custom is reasonably introduced that the Laicks receive in one kind c. And we do command that no Presbyter doth communicate the People in both The Council of Trent This Holy Synod being taught by the Holy Spirit doth declare and teach That Lay-men are obliged by no Divine Precept to receive in both kinds and that Communion in one is sufficient for Salvation Furthermore she declares That this power hath always been in the Church that in dispensing the Sacraments the substance of them being preserved she might appoint and change those things which she doth judg more expedient for the profit of the Receivers and the reverence of the Sacrament c. Wherefore Holy Mother Church acknowledging avowing this her Authority c. for weighty and just causes doth decree That the Eucharist be communicated in one kind 1. General Council of Lateran We do altogether forbid Presbyters Deacons and Monks to contract Matrimony and we do determine that Marriages so contracted be disjoyned The Creed of Pius 4th In which it 's declared That the Church of Rome is the Mother and Mistriss of all other Churches That the Pope is Successor of St. Peter and Vicar of Christ. That in the Mass is a real Transubstantiation of the Elements into the Body and Blood of Christ c. And that all things professed in that Creed are the Catholick Faith Out of which no man can be saved The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. Saith that it is not lawful for the Church to ordain any thing contrary to God's written Word 1. The Church of Rome hath ordained things contrary to God's written Word as in requiring the Sacrament to be administred in one kind in forbidding and disannulling the Marriage of Priests 2. The Church ought not to enforce any thing besides the written Word to be believed for necessity of Salvation 2. The Church of Rome doth require things at least besides the Word to be believed as necessary to Salvation As that the Pope is vicar of Christ and St. Peter's Successor that there are properly and truly Seven Sacraments instituted by Christ c The 21. Article of the Church of England Of the Authority of General Councils General Councils may not be gathered together without the commandment and will of Princes And when they be gathered together forasmuch as they be an Assembly of Men whereof all be not governed with the Spirit and Word of God they may err and sometime have erred in things pertaining unto God. Wherefore things ordained by them as necessary to Salvation have neither strength nor Authority unless it may be declared that they be taken out of Holy Scripture The Church of Rome Council of Trent It belongs to the Popes to call and direct General Councils The Holy Vniversal and General Synod of Trent lawfully gathered together in the Holy Ghost taught by the Holy Spirit which is a Spirit of Wisdom and Vnderstanding c. doth declare and teach The Rhemists Annot. To teach all Truth and preserve in Truth and from Error the Holy-Ghost is promised and performed only to the Church and the chief Governor and General Councils thereof The Rhemists Annot. The Holy Councils lawfully kept c. have ever the assistance of God's Spirit and therefore cannot err in their Sentences and Determinations concerning the same because the Holy-Ghost cannot err from whom as you see here jointly with the Council the Resolution proceedeth The Opposition The Church of England The Church of Rome 1. General Councils may not be gathered without the Command and Will of Princes 1. It belongs to the Pope to call General Councils 2. General Councils have erred and may err 2. General Councils called by the Pope cannot err The 22. Article of the Church of England Of Purgatory The Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory Pardons Worshipping and Adoration as well of Images as of Relicks and also Invocation of Saints is a fond Thing vainly invented and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture but rather repugnant to the Word of God. § 1. Purgatory THE Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory is a fond thing vainly