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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76915	A bloudy tenent confuted, or, Bloud forbidden: shewing the unlawfulnesse of eating bloud, in what manner of thing soever. Wherein is clearely proved by Scripture, that eating of bloud was alwaies unlawfull both to Jewes and Gentiles; and is still unlawfull for Christians under the Gospell. With an answer to all objections to the contrary: and the vindicating of this opinion from Judaisme.		1646 (1646)	Wing B3293; Thomason E506_9; ESTC R205329	8,134	10

A Bloudy Tenent confuted OR BLOUD FORBIDDEN SHEWING The unlawfulnesse of eating Bloud in what manner of thing soever Wherein is clearely proved by Scripture that eating of Bloud was alwaies unlawfull both to Jewes and Gentiles and is still unlawfull for Christians under the Gospell WITH An Answer to all Objections to the contrary And the vindicating of this Opinion from Judaisme Levit. 17.10 And vvhatsoever man there be of the house of Israel or of the strangers vvhich sojourne among you that eateth any manner of bloud I vvill even set my face against that soule that eateth bloud and cut him off from his people Deut. 12.23 24. Onely be sure thou eat not the bloud for the bloud is the life c. Thou shalt not eat it thou shalt povvre it upon the earth as vvater Thou shalt not eat it that it may go vvell vvith thee and vvith thy children after thee vvhen thou shalt do that vvhich is right in the sight of the Lord. LONDON Printed for H. S. and W. L. 1646. A Bloudy Tenet confuted OR Bloud forbidden BEing to discourse upon a point which almost all men deny and being to shew the unlawfulnesse of that which most men count lawfull it will be expected should make some Apologie for the noveltie or newnesse of the opinion That which I shall say is First that the objection of noveltie or newnesse of an opinion taken in a 〈◊〉 sense is a sure rule to convince an errour viz. when an opinion is broached cont●●● and besides the Scripture which is the good old way that ancient standard by w●●● all opinions must be measured Secondly that the objection of the noveltie or newnesse of an opinion 〈◊〉 any ●ther sense as it is usually now taken for a differing from what our for●-fathers 〈◊〉 hold is a veri● weak and unreasonable objection as easily might be proved at larg●● Thirdly the objection of noveltie is not only weak but mischievous as might be shewed in all ages hindring men from the s●●rch of the Scriptures and is the gr●●● of the implicite faith now in Rome and a great cause of the quarrells in all Chr●●● Churches and of the present troubles of this our Kingdome as easily might 〈◊〉 shewed Briefly to answer these Antiquaries with the words of St. Cyprian whom 〈◊〉 sure they will not count a Sectarie or Novellist His words are Quid his 〈…〉 ●nte nos fecerit aut docuerit sed quid is qui ante ●●mes est Christ●●s c. What this or that man did or taught before us but what hee did who was before all 〈◊〉 Christ himselfe who only is the way the truth and the life from whose precep 〈◊〉 we ought not to digresse Cyprian ad Caecil lib. ● ●pist 3. So to Pa●●p against S●●● Om●es quippe antiquitates c. All antiquitie and custome not grounded o● the truth is to be accounted no other than an ancient errour To which Austin 〈◊〉 against the Donatists lib. 2. cap. 3. and Jerome in his Epistle to Minerium Briefly if this opinion against eating of bloud upon due examination find not 〈◊〉 foundation in the written word of the ●ncienter dayes let it be rejected as a no 〈◊〉 but if it find footing there let the greatest Antiquarie in the world reject it if he 〈◊〉 Briefly to the point three things I shall do to cleere it First ci●e the Scriptures which expressely forbid the eating of any manner of 〈◊〉 Secondly I shall shew that these Scriptures which forbid ●●ing of b●ou● 〈…〉 all men both Jewes Gentiles and Christians Thirdly answer the objections to the contrarie For the first the Scriptures to this purpose are many expresse plain● and obvious to everie mans eye s●ar●ely any thing set out more cleer●ly some of which I shall cite at large Le●it 7 26 Ye● shal● eat no manner of bloud whether it be of fowle or of beast in any of your dwellings mark what followes whatsoever he be Prince or Potentate Gentle or Simple that eateth any manner of bloud even that soule shall be cut off from his people that is penaltie enough So Levit. 17.10 11 12 13 c. Whatsoever man there be of the ●●●se of Israel or stranger which sojournes among you that eateth any manner of bloud What of him What Sentence severe enough I will saith God even set my face against that soule that eateth bloud and that is not all neither but I will cut him off from his people A heavie sentence What is the reason of it Not because bloud was ceremonially uncleane as some would have it but because as it is fou●● or fi●e times repeated in the following verses I say it is the life of the beast but more of that afterwards Then it followes Therefore said I to the children of Israel twice repeated in this Chapter no soule of you shall eat bloud neither shall any stranger among you eat any bloud c. And in the fourteenth verse hee repeats it againe Whosoever eateth it shall be cut off See the latter part of that Chapter at large What can be more plaine if there were no other Text No manner of person nor no manner of bloud For it is the life of the beast and it is the life of the beast againe and againe and I will set my face against him and I will cut him off twice repeated If this be not plaine enough no Rhetorick in the world can make it plaine So Deut. 22.16 where God tells them they might eat flesh what their soules desired only that they should not eat the bloud but should powre it as water upon the ground And in vers 23 24 25. having told them what beasts they might eat the flesh of he concludes only be sure observe that that thou eat not the bloud No what is the matter is it uncleane No no It is the life of the beast Be you not so cruell that when I give you leave to eat the flesh that you will eat the verie life of the beast And it followeth And thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh Nay as if God did fore-s●● our foolish custome of eating black puddings on purpose to beat it into our heads whether wee will or no he repeats it Thou shalt not eat it No What shall we do with it then shall we lose good victualls yea sayes God You shall powre it upon the ground like water yea but I hope though we must let it powre out of the beast yet wee may save it in a dish to make puddings with it or else wee should be counted verie ill huswives Well if you will be counted ●●tter huswives than God would have you who can help it But God tells you expressely Levit. 17.13 that you shall not only powre it out and out upon the ground but that you shall cover it with dust and if you will make puddings of dust I doubt your market will be spoyled And it followes Deut. 12.25 Thou shalt not eat it that