The Substance of the Argument Delivered Before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the Case of Thomas Byard Sheppard Against William James Early Bennett; With an Appendix Containing Their Lordships' Judgment (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872. Excerpt: ... Beveridge: Conclusions of Fact. 259 Sacramental Adoration is, in fact, settled by this one principle, viz., that the natural Body of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, His true, actual, spiritual Body (and He has none other) is in heaven, and not here; and therefore His true Body is not present in the Consecrated Elements. Therefore it is submitted, that it cannot be adored as present in them. In support of these views, I will venture to cite one other authority, viz., Bishop Beveridge. In his work, entitled "Ecclesia Anglicana Ecclesia Catho"lica," "a Discourse upon the Thirty-nine Articles," (vol. vii., p. 490), the Bishop, commenting on the last clause of the 28th Article, which prohibits the worship of the Sacrament, says: "And if the primitive Church was against the reservation, surely it was much more against the adoration of the Sacrament, holding, as we have shown before, that no person or thing, under any pretence whatsoever, ought to be worshipped besides God. I know it is not bare bread our adversaries say they worship, but. Christ in the bread, or the bread in the name of Christ. But I wish them to consider what Gregory Nyssen long ago said, 'He that worshippeth a crea'ture, though he do it in the name of Christ, is an idolater, 'giving the name of Christ to an idol.' And therefore let them not be angry at us for concluding them to be idolaters, whilst they eat one piece of the bread and worship the other; and for asserting that the Sacrament ought not to be reserved, carried about, or worshipped." Conclusions of Fact. The learned Judge, at pages 132 to 135, gives what his Lordship designates, as "conclusions of fact." At pages 133, 134, the learned Judge, speaking of the third edition of the " Plea for Toleration," says: "I u do not, ...