Discussion of the Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation, Title page – Errata
A DISCVSSION OF THE POPISH DOCTRINE OF Transubstantiation:
Wherein the same is declared, by the Confession of their owne Writers, to hauehave no necessary ground in Gods Word:
As also it is further demonstrated to be against Scripture, Nature, Sense, Reason, Religion, the Iudgement of the Auncients, and the Faith of our Auncestours:
Written by THOMAS GATAKER B. of D. and Pastor of Rotherhith.
LONDON, Printed by I. L. for William Sheffard, and are to bee sold at his shoppe at the entring in of Popes-head Alley out of Lombard-streete. 1624.
This Treatise consisteth of two parts.
1. A briefe Discourse containing diuers Arguments against the Popish Doctrine of Transubstantiation.
2. A Iust Defence of the same Discourse, and Arguments against the Answer of a namelesse Popish Priest thereunto.
To the Reader.
BE pleased (I pray thee) to vnderstand in a word, as the occasion of vndertaking, so the motiue of publishing this Controuersie. Hauing had some Conference with an Honourable Lady nobly descended, whom some Factors for Rome had endeauoured to peruert, about the Point of Transubstantiation, and Christs corporall presence in the Eucharist; I was by her requested to deliuer her in writing, the summe of that that had passed then by word of mouth from me, as well in way of Answere to the exceptions taken to our Doctrine, as in way of opposition to the Romane tenet therein. Whereupon within a few daies after, hauing digested it as well as streights of time would permit, and added some further enforcements of the generall heads then insisted on, I deliuered it verbatim as here thou now hast it. Which writing being imparted to one of those Factors, a speedy answere was promised, and (after long expectation of it) at length performed, such as here it is exhibited (vnderunder the letters of N. P. put for a Namelesse Popish Priest) without word or syllable detracted, added, or altred. VntoUnto which I soone after dispeeded a Reply; which was to the same Honourable Personage also not long after represented. Now hauing hitherto heard of nothing returned further thereunto, (albeit some yeeres be past since the exhibition of it) I hauehave thought good by the aduice of some iudicious Friends to publish all together (my Reply onelyonly in some few places enlarged) as well thereby the more fully to cleere some obiections vrged commonly (to the simpler sort especially) against our Faith and Doctrine concerning that Sacrament, and our exposition of some passages of holy writ, either concerning, or supposed to concerne the same; as also further to discouer (to such especially as are not so well acquainted therewith) the grosse and palpable frauds and falshoods, with such Popish Factours too frequent, which in the aduised reading and perusing hereof may easily and euidently be descried. And this is all that (not listing to detaine thee long from the discourse it selfe) I was desirous by way of Preface to fore-acquaint thee withall. The Lord vouchsafe thee and vsus all true vnderstanding, sound iudgement, and a louelove of the truth both in this and in all other things.
Thine in our common Sauiour, THO: GATAKER.
Errata.
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