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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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¶ Thus begynnyth the preface of master Mores book.¶ Thus begynnyth the preface of master Mores boke.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Et certe imago & similitudo corporis & sanguinis christi in actione misteriorum celebrantur. That is to say / suer•y the sacraments of the body and blood of Christ / are a godly thing / and therefore thorough them are we made partakers of the Godly nature / And yet doth it not cease to be the substance / or nature of bred and wine / but they continue in the property of there own nature. And surely the Image and similitude of the body of blood and christ are celebrated in the act of the mysteries? This I am sure was the old doctrine which they can not avoid. And therefore with the scripture / nature / and fathers / I will conclude ⟨image 16⟩that there remaineth the substance and nature of breed and wine.
Et certe imago & similitudo corporis & sanguinis christi in actione misteriorum celebrantur. That ys to saye / suer•y the sacramentes of the bodye and bloude of Christe / are a godly thynge / and therfore thorough them are we made partakers of the Godly nature / And yet doth yt not cease to be the substaunce / or nature of bred and wyne / but they co•tynewe in the propertye of ther owyn nature. And suerly the Image and similitude of the bodye of blode ād christe are celebrated in the acte of the mysteries? Thys I am sure was the olde doctryne which they can not auoyde. And therfor with the scrypture / nature / and fathers / I wyll conclude ⟨image 16⟩that there remayneth the substaunce and nature of brede and wyne.
And where ye say that we affirm it to be nothing else I dare say that ye untruly report on us all.1 And here after I will show you what it is more th•n breed. And where ye say that it is meetly well known what manner of folk they be / and that GOD hath in part with his open vengeance declared.