This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1856. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... parted this life, are with him. Now when Christ is in the sacrament, or rather when the sacrament becomes Christ, is he in his glory, or is he not? If he is, then the saints must be there present to see, and be partakers of his glory, For they are ever with him, 1 Thess. iv. 17, And follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. Rev. xiv. 4. But if Christ be not in his glory in the Romish Eucharist, then it is sacrilege to deprive him of it, by thus Crucifying The Lord Afresh, And Putting; him to an oriN shame! chapter xxxviii. Treatise Concerning The Sacrifice Of The Mass. "Hitherto we have treated of the Eucharist, inasmuch as it is a sacrament, or is ordained to the sanctification of man; now we must discuss the subject in so far as it is a sacrifice, or as it relates to the worship of God. Canons of the Council of Trent concerning the sacrifice of the Mass. "1. Whoever shall say that in the mass there is not offered to God a true and proper sacrifice, or that Christ's being offered is nothing else than his being given to us to be eaten; let him be accursed!. "2. Whoever shall say that by these words, Do this in remembrance of me, Christ did not appoint the apostles as priests; or that be did not ordain, that they and other priests should offer his body and blood; let him be accursed! "3. Whoever shall say that the sacrifice of the mass is merely an offering of praise and thanks, or a simple commemoration of the sacrifice performed on the cross, and not propitiatory; or that it is of benefit only to the recipient; and that it ought not to be offered for the living and the dead, for sing, penances, satisfactions, and other necessities; let him be accursed! "4. Whoever shall say that by the mass the most holy sacrifice of Christ, finished upon the cross, is blasphemed...
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