"For it is liable to many of the same absurdities with the Romish Doctrine, about the Eucharist; First, because it denies the certainty of our Senses in the proper objects, and consequently destroys their great Evidence of the Christian Religion, from the Miracles wrought in confirmation of it, which depends upon the Testimony of their Senses, who were Eye-witnesses of them."
— Psalmanazar, George (1679?-1763)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for Dan. Brown; G. Strahan, and W. Davis; Fran. Coggan; and Bernard Lintott
Date
1704
Metaphor
"For it is liable to many of the same absurdities with the Romish Doctrine, about the Eucharist; First, because it denies the certainty of our Senses in the proper objects, and consequently destroys their great Evidence of the Christian Religion, from the Miracles wrought in confirmation of it, which depends upon the Testimony of their Senses, who were Eye-witnesses of them."
Metaphor in Context
For it is liable to many of the same absurdities with the Romish Doctrine, about the Eucharist; First, because it denies the certainty of our Senses in the proper objects, and consequently destroys their great Evidence of the Christian Religion, from the Miracles wrought in confirmation of it, which depends upon the Testimony of their Senses, who were Eye-witnesses of them. Secondly, The Lutheran Doctrine, as well as the Romish, supposes, that the Body of Christ which is now Glorious and Immortal in Heaven, is Corporally present in the Eucharist, and at the same time in all those places where this Sacrament is celebrated, which appeared to me impossible.
(pp. 29-30)
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Citation
3 entries in ESTC (1704, 1705).
An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa: An Island Subject to the Emperor of Japan. To Which Is Prefix'd, a Preface in Vindication of Himself from the Reflections of a Jesuit (London: Printed for Dan. Brown; G. Strahan, and W. Davis; Fran. Coggan; and Bernard Lintott, 1704). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa: An Island Subject to the Emperor of Japan. To Which Is Prefix'd, a Preface in Vindication of Himself from the Reflections of a Jesuit (London: Printed for Dan. Brown; G. Strahan, and W. Davis; Fran. Coggan; and Bernard Lintott, 1704). <Link to ECCO-TCP>
Date of Entry
09/18/2013
