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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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1And what a fashion is this / to say that we may believe if we list / that there is the very body of our lord in deed / and then to tell us for a truth / that such a faith is impossible to be true: For god him self can never bring it about / to make his body be there.
1And what a faciō ys this / to saye that we maye beleue yf we list / that there ys the verye bodye of our lorde in dede / and thē to tell vs for a trouth / that suche a fayth ys imposs•ble to betrue: For god hym sellfe can neuer brynge yt abought / to make hys bodye be there.
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1If a man take the bare words of christ / & of simplicity be deceived / and think that his very body be in the sacrament present to their teeth that •ate it / I dare not say that he sinneth therein / but will refer t•e matter unto God's Judgement / & yet with out doubt / I dare say he is deceived. As by example / if a man deceived by the literal sense / would thing that men should preach to fishes (as S. Francis did) because christ bade his disciples goo preach to all creatures / yet would not I think that he sinned therein / But will refer him unto God's Judgement. But yet I ween every woman that hath any wite / will say that he was deceived.
1Yf a mā take the bare wordes of christe / & of simplicite be deceyued / ād thinke that his veri• bodye be in the sacrament present to their teth that ate yt / I dare not saye that he sinneth therin / but will referre te matter vnto godes Iudgemēt / & yet wt oute doubt / I dare saye he ys deceyued. As by example / yf a mā deceyued bi the leterall sense / wold thynge that men shuld preache to fyshes (as S. Fraūces did) because christ bade his disciples goo preache to all creatures / yet wolde not I thynke that he synned therin / But wyll referre hym vnto goddes Indgemēt. But yet I wene euerye woman that hath any wyte / wyll saye that he was deceyued.