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by the Apostle, r Cor. 11. 26. and ver. 28. his meaning is explained and cleared ; for what Christ rold his Disciples, 7/24 must be meant by the Apoitle of rhe whole Church, and is injoyned to the whole Assembly of the Corznthians,

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‘Obj. 2. Christ himself proves in words, the use of only one Species, where he promises eternal 1g | Life to them that eat his Flesh, makins no mention at all of drinking.

Answ. The Sixth of Fohn treats properly of a Spiritual Eating ; and the mencioning of Bread alone was done with relation to the Manna, which the Fews boasted of as if ir 4 | were Bread from Heaven, ver. 31, In the ame Chapter, and in explaining the lame thing, Fleth and Blood are joyned rogether four times by our Lord, as the necessary Mear a | and drink, ver. 53, 54, 55, 56. ». RE 1

Obj. 3. Christ, by what he did himself, ap= proves of the T/e of only one Species, Luke 24.30. For there he gave the Sacrament to Two Discie ples ar Emaus, under the jingle Species of Bread,

Answ. Either St. Lee there speaks of an ordinary Supper, and not of the Sacrament of } | the Eucharist, or elle Bread by a Synecdoche is taken for the whole Repast.

Obj. 4. Those that can drink no Hine, must be excluded from the Sacrament, and those Peo= {+ ple likewise who have no Wine, if the Commu= mon may not be performed under one $pecies.

Answ, Particular Cases do not affect an u- aiverial Rule ; such therefore who can drink no Wine, Cid such as can ger none, are cx=- cepted : Adio there is scarce any Country in the World, ‘in which there is so great a icar- city ofi;Wine, thar it cannot be got for 1o fa- ’ cred an Use. Christ foresaw those things, that are said to be Inconveniencies, and yet he has nor permitted us ro administer the da craments lame and imperfect,

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