The real presence of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the blessed Eucharist
Subtitle: proved from Scripture, in eight lectures, delivered in the English College, Rome
By: by Cardinal Wiseman.
Publisher: Kelly, Hedian & Piet
Published: 1859
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
Subjects: Transubstantiation.
Notes: From the last London edition.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: LECTURE I.; title: 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; 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 61; 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. 100; 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 135; 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 ; 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; 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 220; 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 Br. Lee's allegations 252; title: LECTURE VIII.; title: 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