Ellis on Article XXXI: Of the one Oblation of Christ finished upon the Cross

Answ. Thar Christ died for many, and for the Sheep or Elect, we must not deny ; but from hence to imagine, that the Death of Christ was nor a Price sufficient for All, is a vain Conclusion : not only because the Word many] is very often equivalent to the word | 41} Dan. 12. 2. Rom. 5. 19. bur becaute the Dignity of Christ’s Death was fo great

in it self, rhar not only Mankind by God cres | ared, bur tho’ God had creareÞhpyany more | % and fuff- |

World’s, it would have been a fix Cient Satisfaction for them All : Altho’ the

World only of Believers can obtain Sal- |

vation thro his Death. Obj. 2. Praying, Fasting, Alms, and Tems poral Punishments, are Satisfattions for Sin. Answ. Whatever Good Works we are able

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God’s Glory, even all that we are obliged to do and suffer by the right of Creation, Re- demprion, and Divine Precept, Luke 17. 19. Eph. 2. to. Tir. 3.1. Butir would be an ex- tream rash rhing to think of paying a Debr with a Debr. And then as for Temporal Punishments, they are nor Satisfactions, but the Divine Corrections and Chastisements, even which God does often avert, when Men repent ; nor that they Sarisfe ; but only be- cause he regards their true Faith.

Obj. 3. The Offring that Christ made upon the Cross, is to be represented in the Supper.

Ansp. The Offering of Christ is to be re- come blaody ; and not by any other un-

loody Offering, bur by the Breaking of Bread, and rhe pouring out of Wine.

Obj. 4. The Mass s the Application of the Sacrifice of Christ.

Answ. The Sacrifice of Christ is applied only by Faith. .

Obj. 5. The Prophets foretold, that there should be a perpetual Sacrifice in the Church, Mal. r. 11. Elsa. 66 23.

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Obj. 6. Christ [uid to his Disciples, Do this in remembrance of me, i.e. Sacrifice this ; for the Word | facere or do} is rften taken in this sense ; as Virgil has it, Ctim faciam Vi= tula: A/ven I offer Srcri/ice with a Heifer, So Lev. 15. 15. 1 Kings (8, 23: Hol. 2. 8. And im other places in the vulgar Translation.

Answ. The Latins ule a concile way of speaking; and sometimes make the word

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[ facere to do] fignifie, facere rem divinam, ro do a Religious or Sacred thing : Burt the [ Facere to do] cannot fignifie in this place [ to Sacrifice] becaule it relates ro the Actions of Christ, of which we cannot properly fay, that they are to be Sacrificed : And then this is nor only spoken ro Ministers, but ro other Lay-Communicants likewise ; as appears by the Apostle’s Exposition, 3 Cor. 11.26. And They have no Power or Authority to Conle- Crate.

ART. XXXII. Of the Marriage of Priests,