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The TWENTY EIGHTH ARTICLE.

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Of the Lord's Supper.

HE Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Chriftians ought to have among themfelves one to another; but rather it is a facrament of our redemption by Christ's death: infomuch that to fuch as rightly, worthily, and with faith receive the fame, the bread which we break, is a partaking of the body of Chrift; and likewife the cup of bleffing is a partaking of the blood of Chrift.

Tranfubftantiation (or the change of the fubftance of bread and wine) in the fupper of the Lord, cannot be proved by boly writ; but it is repugnant to the plain words of fcripture, overthroweth the nature of a facrament, and bath given occafion to many fuperftitions.

The body of Chrift is given, taken, and eaten in the fupper only after an heavenly and fpiritual manner. And the mean whereby the body of Christ is received and eaten in the fupper, is faith.

The facrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Christ's ordinance referved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.

Of the Phrase but rather fee p. 127.

This Article contains Eight Propofitions.
1. The Lord's Supper is a Sign of the Love that
Chriftians ought to have among themselves
one to another.

2. The Lord's Supper is a Sacrament of our Re-
demption by Chrift's Death.

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3. To fuch as rightly, worthily, and with Faith receive the Lord's Supper, the Bread which we break, is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewife the Cup of Bleffing is a partaking of the Blood of Chrift.

4. Transubstantiation (or the Change of the Subftance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be prov'd by Holy Writ. 5. Tranfubftantiation is repugnant to the plain Words of Scripture, overthroweth the Nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many Superftitions.

6. The Body of Chrift is given, taken, and eaten in the Supper only after an Heavenly and Spiritual Manner.

7. The Mean whereby the Body of Chrift is received and eaten in the Supper, is Faith. 8. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was not by Chrift's Ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, and worshipped.

The First Propofition. See the Three laft Paragraphs fave one, of the First Chapter of the First Part of Mr. Kettlewell on the Sacrament, which beginat Thirdly, and that is in Ratification of a League of Love and Friendship, &c.

The Second Propofition. See the First Chapter of the First Part of Mr. Kettlewell on the Sacrament, and Bishop Wake's Commentary on the Catechism, Sect. 46.

The Third Propofition. Of Worthinefs and Unworthiness to receive, fee the Second, Third and Fourth Chapters of the First Part of Mr. Kettlewell on the Sacrament, and the Fifty first Section of Bifhop Wake's Commentary on the Sacrament. The Bleffing bestowed on Worthy Receivers, our Article expreffes

expreffes in St. Paul's own Words, 1. Cor. 10. 16. See Article 25. Prop. 9. and the Forty eighth Section of Bishop Wake's Commentary on the Catechifm.

The Fourth Propofition. See the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Chapters of the Second Part of the Confutation of Popery.

The Fifth Propofition. 1. That Tranfubftantiation is repugnant to the plain Words of Scripture, appears from St. Paul's Saying, we are all Partakers of that one Bread, 1 Cor. 10. 17. and as often as ye cat this Bread, I Cor. 11. 26. fo that 'tis Bread, and not Chrift's Flefb, even when we eat and partake thereof. Parity of Reafon proves the same of the Wine. See also the Forty ninth Section of Bishop Wake's Commentary on the Catechifm. 2. That Tranfubftantiation overthrows the Nature of a Sacrament, is evident, because it supposes what we eat and drink to be, not the Sign, but the Thing fignified. 3. It has alfo given Occafion to many Superftitions. That it has given Occafion to abominable Idolatry, is evident from the Adoration of the Hoft, which is grounded on it. But tho' Idolatry is worfe than Superftition, yet 'tis different from it. Wherefore for the Proof of this Branch of the Propofition, let it be confider'd, 1. That in Cafes of imminent Danger, or great Calamities, the Hoft is expos'd by the Papifts to appease God's Anger, and prevent or remove his Judgments. 2. Confider the following Paffage of a moft eminent Saint and Scholar of the Roman Communion. Si mus aut aliud anima! propter negligentem cuftodiam fpecies facramenti comederit: ille per cujus negligentiam hoc accidit, debet quadraginta diebus penitere ut dicitur, de Confecr. dift. 2. Qui bene. Debet autem bis diebus penitere modo dicto in Sect. Si Sanguis Chrifti, ait Thomas in Scriptis. Et debet mus capi, fi poteft,

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poteft, & comburi, & cinis juxta altare roponi. Sed Petrus de Palude dicit, quod mus exenterari debet: & mus quidem comburi, & cinis in piscinam projici; pars autem hoftiæ, fi homo eam borret fumere, debet in tabernaculo reverenter poni, & tamdiu ibi dimitti, quoufque naturaliter confumetur. Ipfa autem boftia nequaquam debet in pifcinam projici; ficut fecit quidam facerdos de mufca reperta poft confecrationem in calice. Nec etiam debet cumburi, ficut fecit alius facerdos de boftiis mucidis confecratis, & cinis ipfarum in pifcinam projici: quia boc eft immane facrilegium. Et ideo quantumcunque modica particula inveniatur, debet reponi cum reverentia ; quod in ea totus eft Chriftus. Et fiquidem homo effet tanti fervoris, quod hujufmodi non borreret, fed fumeret, commendandus effet; fi tamen effet jejunus. Sic beatus Augo Cluniacus commendavit Goderanum fumendo partiunculas boftiæ, quas leprofus cum viliffimo puto evomuerat, dicens craticulam Laurentii fuiffe tolerabiliorem. Anton. Florent. de Defectibus Missa, Vol. 3. Tit. 13. Chap. 6. Sect. 3. The fame Author has a great deal more of the fame Trash in and near the lame Place.

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But leaft it fhould be imagined by fuch as are Strangers to the Roman Corruptions, that these are only the Fanfies of private Men, of how great Character foever in that Church, I will therefore fubjoin some few Paffages from the Missal it self.

Si Sacerdos evomat Euchariftiam, fi fpecies integræ appareant, reverenter jumantur, nifi nausea fiat: tunc enim Species confecrata caute feparentur, & in aliquo loco facro reponantur, donec corrumpantur, & poftea in facrarium projiciantur. Quod fi fpecies non appareant, comburatur Vomitus,& cineres in facrarium mittantur.

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Si boftia confecrata, vel aliqua ejus particula dilabatur in terram, reverenter accipiatur, & locus ubi cecidit, mundetur, & aliquantum abradatur, & pulvis feu abrafio bujufmodi in facrarium immittatur. Si ceciderit extra corporale in mappam, feu alio quovis modo in aliquod linteum, mappa vel linteum hujufmodi diligenter lavetur, & lotio ipfa in facrarium effundatur. De defect. circa miffam occurrentibus, fect. 10. num. 14, 15. I forbear to mention other Particulars of the fame Kind.

Only I will fubjoin a Paffage of Gavantus's Comment on Numb. 12. of this very Section. Saies he, Quid fi cadat fanguis fuper Barbam? Bartholomæus ab Angelo, Dialog. 5. Sect. 713. vult eam ablui & comburi: fed videtur fufficere, fi barba pluries lavetur, cui parcendum eft magis quam tapetibus, de quibus fupra.

Let the Reader now judge, whether Tranfubstantiation has given Occafion to many Superstitions, or no. Our reformers were too well acquainted with them; tho' bleffed be God, we have not Inftances fo ready at Hand.

The Sixth and Seventh Propofitions. Of the Falfhood of Tranfubftantiation fee the Fourth and Fifth Propofitions. Of Confubftantiation fee the Twenty eighth Question of Turretin's Locus Decimus Whence the Truth of thefe Two Propofi tions neceffarily follows. See Bishop Wake's Commentary on the Catechifm, Sect. 49.

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The Eighth Propofition. See the Eighth Propofition of the Twenty fifth Article.

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