The Real Presence of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the blessed Eucharist
Subtitle: proved from Scripture : in eight lectures
Publisher: C. Dolman
Published: 1855
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: LECTURE I.; title: Proposition of the Catholic Belief—Systems of other Communions — Method of conducting the Examination of the 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 11; title: LECTURE II.; title: 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 53; title: LECTURE III.; title: 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 92; title: LECTURE IV.; title: 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 127; title: LECTURE V.; title: 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 ; 1 Cor. 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 168; title: LECTURE VI.; title: 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 212; title: LECTURE VII.; title: 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 Dr. Lee's allegations 248; title: LECTURE VIII.; title: Arguments for the Real Presence, from the doctrine of St. Paul regarding the use of the blessed Sacrament. — General Objec tions against the Catholic doctrine from Scripture. — Remark on the Connection between the Real Presence and Transubstantiation 283