Donotexpectmetoanswerthis，fathers。Ifyouhavegotnocommonsense，Iamnotabletofurnishyouwithit。Allwhopossessanyshareofitwillenjoyaheartylaughatyourexpense。Norwilltheytreatwithgreaterrespectyourthirdproof，whichrestsuponthefollowingwords，takenfromtheBookofFrequentCommunion：\"IntheeucharistGodvouchsafesusthesamefoodthatHebestowsonthesaintsinheaven，withthisdifferenceonly，thathereHewithholdsfromusitssensiblesightandtaste，reservingbothofthesefortheheavenlyworld。\"ThesewordsexpressthesenseoftheChurchsodistinctlythatIamconstantlyforgettingwhatreasonyouhaveforpickingaquarrelwiththem，inordertoturnthemtoabaduse；
forIcanseenothingmoreinthemthanwhattheCouncilofTrentteaches（sess。xiii，c。8），namely，thatthereisnodifferencebetweenJesusChristintheeucharistandJesusChristinheaven，exceptthathereheisveiled，andthereheisnot。M。ArnaulddoesnotsaythatthereisnodifferenceinthemannerofreceivingJesusChrist，butonlythatthereisnodifferenceinJesusChristwhoisreceived。Andyetyouwould，inthefaceofallreason，interprethislanguageinthispassagetomeanthatJesusChristisnomoreeatenwiththemouthinthisworldthanheisinheaven；uponwhichyougroundthechargeofheresyagainsthim。Youreallymakemesorryforyou，fathers。Mustweexplainthisfurthertoyou？Whydoyouconfoundthatdivinenourishmentwiththemannerofreceivingit？Thereisbutonepointofdifference，asIhavejustobserved，betwixtthatnourishmentuponearthandinheaven，whichisthathereitishiddenunderveilswhichdepriveusofitssensiblesightandtaste；buttherearevariouspointsofdissimilarityinthemannerofreceivingithereandthere，theprincipalofwhichis，asM。Arnauldexpressesit（p。3，ch。16），\"thathereitentersintothemouthandthebreastbothofthegoodandofthewicked，\"whichisnotthecaseinheaven。And，ifyourequiretobetoldthereasonofthisdiversity，Imayinformyou，fathers，thatthecauseofGod’sordainingthesedifferentmodesofreceivingthesamefoodisthedifferencethatexistsbetwixtthestateofChristiansinthislifeandthatoftheblessedinheaven。ThestateoftheChristian，asCardinalPerronobservesafterthefathers，holdsamiddleplacebetweenthestateoftheblessedandthestateoftheJews。ThespiritsinblisspossessJesusChristreally，withoutveilorfigure。TheJewspossessedJesusChristonlyinfiguresandveils，suchasthemannaandthepaschallamb。AndChristianspossessJesusChristintheeucharistreallyandtruly，althoughstillconcealedunderveils。\"God，\"saysSt。Eucher，\"hasmadethreetabernacles：thesynagogue，whichhadtheshadowsonly，withoutthetruth；theChurch，whichhasthetruthandshadowstogether；andheaven，wherethereisnoshadow，butthetruthalone。\"Itwouldbeadeparturefromourpresentstate，whichisthestateoffaith，opposedbySt。Paulaliketothelawandtoopenvision，didwepossessthefiguresonly，withoutJesusChrist；foritisthepropertyofthelawtohavethemerefigure，andnotthesubstanceofthings。Anditwouldbeequallyadeparturefromourpresentstateifwepossessedhimvisibly；becausefaith，accordingtothesameapostle，dealsnotwiththingsthatareseen。Andthustheeucharist，fromitsincludingJesusChristtruly，thoughunderaveil，isinperfectaccordancewithourstateoffaith。Itfollowsthatthisstatewouldbedestroyed，if，asthehereticsmaintain，JesusChristwerenotreallyunderthespeciesofbreadandwine；
anditwouldbeequallydestroyedifwereceivedhimopenly，astheydoinheaven：since，onthesesuppositions，ourstatewouldbeconfounded，eitherwiththestateofJudaismorwiththatofglory。Such，fathers，isthemysteriousanddivinereasonofthismostdivinemystery。ThisitisthatfillsuswithabhorrenceattheCalvinists，whowouldreduceustotheconditionoftheJews；andthisitisthatmakesusaspiretothegloryofthebeatified，whereweshallbeintroducedtothefullandeternalenjoymentofJesusChrist。FromhenceyoumustseethatthereareseveralpointsofdifferencebetweenthemannerinwhichhecommunicateshimselftoChristiansandtotheblessed；andthat，amongstothers，heisinthisworldreceivedbythemouth，andnotsoinheaven；butthattheyalldependsolelyonthedistinctionbetweenourstateoffaithandtheirstateofimmediatevision。Andthisisprecisely，fathers，whatM。Arnauldhasexpressed，withgreatplainness，inthefollowingterms：\"TherecanbenootherdifferencebetweenthepurityofthosewhoreceiveJesusChristintheeucharistandthatoftheblessed，thanwhatexistsbetweenfaithandtheopenvisionofGod，uponwhichalonedependsthedifferentmannerinwhichheiseatenuponearthandinheaven。\"Youwereboundinduty，fathers，tohavereveredinthesewordsthesacredtruthstheyexpress，insteadofwrestingthemforthepurposeofdetectinganhereticalmeaningwhichtheynevercontained，norcouldpossiblycontain，namely，thatJesusChristiseatenbyfaithonly，andnotbythemouth；themaliciousperversionofyourFathersAnnatandMeynier，whichformsthecapitalcountoftheirindictment。Conscious，however，ofthewretcheddeficiencyofyourproofs，youhavehadrecoursetoanewartifice，whichisnothinglessthantofalsifytheCouncilofTrent，inordertoconvictM。Arnauldofnonconformitywithit；sovastisyourstoreofmethodsformakingpeopleheretics。ThisfeathasbeenachievedbyFatherMeynier，infiftydifferentplacesofhisbook，andabouteightortentimesinthespaceofasinglepage（the54th），whereinheinsiststhattospeaklikeatrueCatholicitisnotenoughtosay，\"IbelievethatJesusChristisreallypresentintheeucharist，\"butwemustsay，\"Ibelieve，withthecouncil，thatheispresentbyatruelocalpresence，orlocally。\"And，inproofofthis，hecitesthecouncil，sessionxiii，canon3d，canon4th，andcanon6th。Whowouldnotsuppose，uponseeingthetermlocalpresencequotedfromthreecanonsofauniversalcouncil，thatthephrasewasactuallytobefoundinthem？Thismighthaveservedyourturnverywell，beforetheappearanceofmyFifteenthLetter；but，asmattersnowstand，fathers，thetrickhasbecometoostaleforus。Wegoourwayandconsultthecouncil，anddiscoveronlythatyouarefalsifiers。
Suchtermsaslocalpresence，locally，andlocality，neverexistedinthepassagestowhichyourefer；andletmetellyoufurther，theyarenottobefoundinanyothercanonofthatcouncil，norinanyotherpreviouscouncil，notinanyfatheroftheChurch。Allowme，then，toaskyou，fathers，ifyoumeantocastthesuspicionofCalvinismuponallthathavenotmadeuseofthatpeculiarphrase？Ifthisbethecase，theCouncilofTrentmustbesuspectedofheresy，andalltheholyfatherswithoutexception。
HaveyounootherwayofmakingM。Arnauldheretical，withoutabusingsomanyotherpeoplewhoneverdidyouanyharm，and，amongtherest，St。