File:The real presence of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the blessed Eucharist - proved from Scripture, in eight lectures, delivered in the English College, Rome (IA RealPresenceOfTheBodyAndBlood).pdf

CONTENTS.

LECTURE I. Proposition of the Catholic Belief. — Systems of other Communions. — Method of conducting the Examination of tho Subject. — Statement of the Argument drawn from our Saviour's Discourse in the sixth chapter of St. John. — Proof of a transition to a new section of it, at the forty-eighth verse, from the structure of the passage 19 LECTURE II. First Argument for the Real Presence, from the sixth chapter of St. John's Gospel : from the change of phraseology after the forty-eighth verse 61 LECTURE III. Second Argument for the Real Presence, from the sixth chapter of St. John ; from the prejudices of the Jews regarding human Flesh and Blood. — Third argument; from the manner in which the Jews understood our Saviour's Words, and from his reply: Objections to this proof answered. 100 LECTURE IV. Fourth Argument for the Real Presence, from the sixth chapter of St. John ; from the analysis of our Saviour's answer to the Jews, and their incredulity. — Fifth Argument; from his Conduct to his Disciples and Apostles. — Objections to the Catholic Interpretation of this chapter answered 135 LECTURE V. Statement of the proof of the Real Presence from the words of Institution, Matt. xxvi. 26-29 ; Mark xiv. 22-25 ; Luke xxii. 19, 20 ; TCor. xi. 23-26. — Strong dogmatical ground of this Argument from the decision of the Council of Trent — Onus probandi thrown upon Protestants, who are obliged to demonstrate two things: 1. That these words may be taken figuratively ; 2. That we are obliged so to take them. — Examination of the first point 176 LECTURE VI. Examination of the second point at issue between Catholics and Protestants, on the Words of Institution: are. we compelled to prefer the figurative interpretation in order to escape from greater difficulties, such as contradictions and violations of the law of nature ? — Hermeneutical disquisition on the subject. — Philosophical principles applied to it. — Strong confirmatory Arguments of the Catholic Interpretation, from the construction of the words, and from the circumstances of the institution 220 LECTURE VII. Objections to the literal interpretations of the Words of Institution answered. — First : Ordinary practice of calling a representation by the name of the thing signified. — Secondly: Objections drawn from the Celebration of the Paschal Feast ; and Thirdly : From the language in which our Saviour spoke. — Notice of Br. Lee's allegations 252 LECTURE VIII. Arguments for the Real Presence, from the doctrine of St. Paul regarding the use of the blessed Sacrament. — General objections against the Catholic doctrine from Scripture. — Remark on the Connection between the Real Presence and Transubstantiation 291

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