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A book made by John Frith prisoner in the tower of London answering unto…A boke made by Iohn Frith prisoner in the tower of London answeringe vnto…
A book made by John Frith prisoner in the tower of London answering unto M mores letter which he wrote against the first little treatise that John Frith made concerning the sacrament of the body and blood of, christ unto which book are added in the end the articles of his examination before the bishops ... for which John Frith was condemned a[n]d after bur[n]et ... the fourth day of Juli. Anno. 1533.A boke made by Iohn Frith prisoner in the tower of London answeringe vnto M mores lettur which he wrote agenst the first litle treatyse that Iohn̄ Frith made concerninge the sacramente of the body and bloude of, christ vnto which boke are added in the ende the articles of his examinacion before the bishoppes ... for which Iohn Frith was condempned a[n]d after bur[n]et ... the fourth daye of Iuli. Anno. 1533.
Imprinted at Monster i.e. Antwerp : Anno 1533 by me Conrad Willems i.e. H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, 1533Imprinted at Monster i.e. Antwerp : Anno 1533 by me Conrade Willems i.e. H. Peetersen van Middelburch?, 1533
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It were fondness to feign that the soul did other wise eat then do the angels in heaven / and their meat is only ••e Joy and delectation that they have of god and of his glory. And even so doth the soul which is here upon the earth eat thorough faith the body of Christ which is in heaven. For it delighteth & rejoiceth whiles y• understandeth thorough faith / that christ hath taken our since upon him / and pacified the fathers wroth. Nether it is necessary that for that or for this cause / that his flesh should be present. For a man may as well love and rejoice in the thing which is from him & not present / as though it were present by him of that manner.
It were fondenes to fayne that the soule did other wise eate then do the angellys in heuen / ād their meate is onlye ••e Ioye and delectatyon that they haue of god and of his glorie. And euen so doth the soule wc is here vppon the yerth eate thorough fayth the bodye of Christe wc ys in heuen. For yt deliteth & reioyseth whyles y• vnderstondeth thorough faith / that christ hath taken our synnes vppon him / and pacified the fathers wroth. Nether yt is necessarie that for that or for thys cause / that hys fleshe shulde be p̄sent. For a man maye as well loue and reioyse in the thinge wc ys from hym & not present / as though yt were p̄sent by him of that maner.
Moreover the breed is Christs body / even as the breaking of the breed is the death of his body. Now y• breaking of bred at the maundy is not the very death of Christs body / but only a representation of the same (albeit the mind thorough faith doeth sp•allye behold his very death) and even likewise that natural breed is not the very body of our lord / but only a sacrament / sign / memorial / or representation of this same / albeit thorough the monision thereof ⟨image 50⟩