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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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By this work you shall espy their blasphemies & the venomous tongues where with they slander not only them that publish the truth / but even the truth it self. They shame not to say / that we affirm it to be only bred and nothing else. And we say not so: but we say that beside the substance of bred / it is the sacrament of Christs body and blood. As the ivy hanging ⟨image 81⟩before the tavern door is more then bare ivy. For beside the substance of ivy / it is a sign / and signifieth that there is wine to be sold. And this sacrament signifieth unto us and pointeth out before our eyes that as verily as that bred is broken / so verily was christs body broken for our since: And as that bred is distributed unto us / so is his body and fruit of his passion distributed unto all his faithful. And as the bred comforteth the body so doth the faith in Christs death comfort our souls. And as surely as we have that bred and eat it with our mouth and teeth / and know by our senses that we have it with in us / and are partakers thereof: no more need we to doubt of his body and blood / but that thorough faith / we are as sure of them / as we are sure of that bred As it is sufficiently declared in my book.
By this wearke you shall espye their blasphemies & the venemous tonges wher wt they s•launder not onlye them that publyshe the truthe / but euyn the truth yt seelfe. They shame not to saye / that we affyrme yt to be onlye bred and nothinge els. And we saye not so: but we saye that besyde the substance of bred / yt is the sacrament of Christes bodye and bloud. As the yuye hangyng ⟨image 81⟩before the tauerne doore ys more then bare yuye. For beside the substance of yuye / yt ys a signe / and signifyeth that there is wyne to be sould. And this sacrament signifyeth vnto vs and poynteth oute before oure eyes that as verely as that bred is broken / so verely was christes bodye broken for our synnes: And as that bred is distributed vnto vs / so is hys bodie and fructe of hys passyon distributed vnto all hys faythfull. And as the bred comforteth the bodie so doth the fayth in Christes deth cōforte oure soules. And as surelye as we haue that bred and eate yt wyth oure mouth and teth / and knowe by our senses that we haue yt wt in vs / and are partakers therof: no more nede we to doubte of hys bodye and bloud / but that thorough fayth / we are as sure of thē / as we are sure of that bred As yt is sufficientlye declared in my boke.