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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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1Now let us see what Chrysostom saith which shall describe us the faith of the old Grecians and (I doubt not) he had not lost the true faith / how so ever the wordle goo now adays. Chrysostom saith in this maner. Si enim mortuus •esus nō est cuius signū & simbolum hoc sacr• ficiū est? uides •uantū ei studium fuerit ut semper memor•a teneamus pro nobis ipsum mortuū fuisse That is to say / for if Jesus have not died / whose memorial and sign is the sacrifice. Thou seest what diligence he gave that we should continually keep in memory that he dyed ⟨image 35⟩for us. Here you may see that Chrysostom calleth the sacrament symbolu• et signū : that is to say / a memorial and sign of christ / and that it was institute to keep his death in perpetual remembrance. But of one thing thou must beware or else thou art deceived / h• calleth it also a sacrifice / and there thou must wisely understand him.2 For if it were the sacrifice of Christs body / then m•ste christs body be slain there again / which thing God forbid. And therefore thou must understand him when he calleth it a sacrifice / that he meaneth it to a remembrance of that holy sacrifice where christs body was offered on the cross once for all. For he can be sacrificed no more / seeing he is immortal. Not withstanding our prelates will here note me of presumption / that I dare be so bold to expound his mind on this fashion For in deed they take him otherwise / & think that it is a v•rye sacrifice. And therefore I will bring one other text / where Chrysostom shall expound him self. Chrysostom saith:3 N•ne per singulos dies offerrimus? offerrimus qde, sed ad recordationē mortis eius facientes. Hoc aunt sacrificiū (sicut pontifex) •ed id ipsum semper facimus: Imo recordati onē sacrificij. That is to say / do we not daily offer or do sacrifice? yes surely / But we do it for the remembrance of his death / for this sacrifice is as an example of that we offer / not an other sacrifice as the bishop (in the old law) did / but ever the ame: yea rather a remembrance of the sacrifice. First he sayeth that they daily do sacrifice / but it is in remembrance