Consubstantiation the doctrine that, in the Lord's Supper, the bread remains bread, and the wine remains wine; but that with and by means of the consecrated elements the true natural body and blood of Christ are communicated to the recipients. It differs from Transubstantiation (q.v.) in that it does not imply a change in the substance of the elements. Browne on 39 Articles, art. 28, § 1; Hagenbach, History of Doctrines, 2:309 (Smith's ed.). SEE IMPANATION; SEE LORDS SUPPER; SEE LUTHER; SEE LUTHERAN CHURCH; SEE TRANSUBSTANTIATION.
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John McClintock was born October 27, 1814 in Philadelphia to Irish immigrants, John and Martha McClintock. He began as a clerk in his father's store, and then became a bookkeeper in the Methodist Book Concern in New York. Here he converted to Methodism and considered joining the ministry. McClintock entered the University of Pennsylvania in 1832 and graduated with high honors three years later. Subsequently, he was awarded a doctorate of divinity degree from the same institution in 1848.WikipediaRead More