The Grand Sacrilege of the Church of Rome, Appendix
An appendix to the former Conference.
Vntruths vttered by Master Euerard.
HEe saith, it is the doctrine of the Romane Catholikes generally, that the people are not bound to receiue the Communion in bread determinately, but that they may, if the Church please so to appoint, receiue it in wine onelyonly. On the contrary, see Bellarmine, li. 4. de sac. Euch. 6. 25. *Etsi Christus non dedit laicis panem, non tamen prohibuit dari; & alihi etiam iussit dari, cum it, hoc facite. Paulo post: Lucas illud, hoc facite, posuit post datum sacramentum sub specie panis, post datum autem calicem illud non repetiuit, vt intelligeremus, iussisse Dominū, vt sub specie panis omnibus destribueretur sacramentum, sub specie vini autem non item. Idem notat. Caiet. Becan. Tilitanus Hesselius citat. à Chamiero. de …ucha. lib. 8. cap. 4. pag. 4…7.Although Christ did not giuegive bread to the Laietie, yet he did not forbid it to be giuen them, and elsewhere hee commanded it to bee giuen them. And Bellarmine saith a little after: S. Luke, after the Sacrament giuen vnderunder the forme of bread, addeth, Doe this: but he repeateth it not after the giuing of the Cup, that we might vnderstand, that our Lord commanded that the Sacrament should bee giuen vnderunder the forme of bread to all, but not vnderunder the forme of wine.
Againe, Fisher in his answer to certaine questions propounded by King Iames, contradicts directly this assertion of Master Euerard, touching Communion in both kinds. Sect. 4. This precept (doe this) being the onelyonly precept giuen by Christ to his Church, and giuen absolutely of the forme of bread, conditionally of the forme of wine, there is no colour to accuse the Church of doing against this Precept.
Secondly, When offer was made vntounto him, to proue eueryevery point of the Protestants beliefe out of Scripture, and he was required to do the like; he answered, that it was the custome of all heretikes to appeale to sole Scripture, and reiect Tradition.
Vntruth. For *H…retici, cū ex scripturis arguuntur, in accusationē cōuertuntur ips…rū scripturarū. quasi non rectè habeant, nec sint ex authoritate, & quia variè sint dictae, & quia non possit ex his inueniri veritas ab his, qui ignorant traditionem. non enim per literas traditam illam, sed per viuam vocem.Irenaeus. lib. 3. cap. 2. thus writeth: Heretikes, when they are conuinced out of Scriptures, fall accusing the Scriptures themselues, as if they were not right, nor of authoritie, and that they are ambiguous, and that the truth cannot bee knowne out of them by those, who are ignorant of tradition: for that the truth was not deliuered by writing, but by word of mouth.
Tertul. de praescrip. aduers. haeret. cap. 17. To conferre by scripture will auaile nothing with this kind of * Tertul. Cum hac haeresi nihil perficiet congressio scripturae, nisi planè vt quis stomachi ineat euersionem aut creebri.heretikes, vnlesse a man goe about to ouer-turne his braine, or his stomacke, &c. And c. 23. aCredunt sine scrip. vt credant aduersus scripturas.They beleeue without Scripture, that they may beleeue against Scripture: Et de resurrect. carnis cap. 47. he calleth heretikes flyers, or shunners of the light of the Scriptures. qualiter accipiunt lucifugae isti scripturarum. And against Hermogenes, cap. 22. hee appealeth to sole Scriptures: bAdoro scripturae plenitudinem. Scriptum esse doceat Hermogenis officina: si non &c. Si non est scriptum, timeat illud; adijcientibus, aut detrahentibus, destinatum.I reuerence the fulnesse of Scripture; let Hermogenes Shop, or Schoole teach, that this is written. If it bee not written, let him feare that woe or curse threatned to all that adde, or take away.
Thirdly, He affirmeth, that the Councell of Constance was not confirmed by Martin the fifth, in all points defined in that Councell: but onelyonly in those, that concerned Wicklife, Hus, and the Bohemians.Sanctissimus Dominus noster Papa, Mart. 5. dixit: omnia, & singula determinata, conclusa, & decreta in materia fidei per praesens Concilium inuiolabiliter obseruare volo, ipsaque haec conciliariter facta approbo, & ratifico. Postquam omnia, & singula decreta materiam fidei concernentia approbasset. In die S. Leonis dicebatur. Quaesumus, Domine, vt animae B. Leonis haec prosit oblatio. Et licèt bae… oratio mutala sit, tamen ad huc bodie in secreta oratione in festo dicimus. S. Leonis confess tui atque pontificis annua solennitas nos tibi reddat acceptos, vt per haec piae placationis officia illum beata retributio comitetur, & nobis. gratia tuae dona conciliet. Bell. l. 2 de Purg. c. 18.
Vntruth. In the Acts of the Councell of Constance set out by Binnius, sess. 45. we reade, Our most holy Lord the Pope, Martin the fifth, said, I will vnuiolably obserue all and eueryevery of these things, that are determined, concluded, and agreed in matter of Faith by this present Councell: and those things so done Councell-wise, or in a Councell-way, I approue and ratifie. And Binnius testifieth as much, p. 960 that the Pope gaue order for the dismissing of the Councell, after hee had approued, and confirmed all and eueryevery Decree, that concerned matter of Faith; and is not the Popes supremacy with you a matter of Faith?
Fourthly, he peremptorily denied, that the Church of Rome euer prayed for the soules of the Saints in heauen, or in particular, that she praied for the soule of blessed Leo.
Vntruth: for Innocentius the third, Cap. cum. Mathae. extra de celebratione Missar. This prayer was vsed vponupon Saint Leos feast; Grant wee beseech thee, O Lord, that this oblation may profit, or helpe the soule of blessed Leo. And although (saith Bellarmine) this prayer be now changed, yet at this day in the seuered prayer or collect for this Feast, we say, let the yeerely solemnitie of Saint Leo the Confessor, and Bishop, make vsus acceptable vntounto thee, that by these pious offices of appeasing thee, a blessed retribution or reward may accompany him, and hee may procure vntounto vsus gifts of thy grace. Bellarmine addeth a little after: Pope Innocentius answers to these, and the like prayers two manner of wayes; when the Church desireth glory to Saints, who already possesse the Kingdome Respondit Innocent. dupliciter; 1. cum Ecclesiam petit gloriam Sanctis, qui regnum coelorum iam possident, non petere, vt illi in gloria crescant, sed vt apud nos illorum gloria crescat, ut toti mundo illorum gloria innotescat. 2. dicit, non videri absurdum, si petamus illis augmentum gloriae alicuius accidentalis. Fortasse petimus gloriam corporis, quam habebunt in die resurrectionis.of Heauen, he desireth, or prayeth not, that the Saints may increase in glory, but that their glory may increase with vsus: that is, that it may be made manifest to the wholeworld.
Secondly, He saith; that it seemes not absurd to pray for the encrease of some accidentall glory vntounto them.
He addeth in the third place, that peraduenture in these prayers we pray for the glory of the body, which they shall hauehave in the day of the resurrection.
FINIS.