Certain sermons preached before the Queens Majesty, and at Pauls crossCertaine sermons preached before the Queenes Maiestie, and at Paules crosse

The next matter, and the third of the six, is, whether the bread and wine abide still in ⟨image 152⟩former nature and substance as before, even as the nature and substance of water remaineth in the Sacrament of Baptism. There are some that say by virtue of these words, Hoc est corpus meum, the bread is changed into the body of Christ, that the substance of bread is gone, and nothing remaining, but only accidents: that is, a show, and appearance, and likeness of bread. They say, it seemeth to be the same it was, but it is changed: it seemeth to be bread, but it is not bread: and the wine, by the taste and colour seemeth to be wine, but it is not wine. They say we may not believe our eye sight, nor stand to the judgement of our senses. They say, Christ is almighty, he spake the word, and all things were made: he hath said, Hoc est corpus meum, therefore it is now no more bread, but his body: and that this is the faith of the Church, in which we were borne and christened.

The nexte matter, and the thirde of the sixe, is, whether the breade and wine abide still in ⟨image 152⟩former nature and substaunce as before, euen as the nature and substaunce of water remayneth in the Sacrament of Baptisme. There are some that saye by vertue of these woordes, Hoc est corpus meum, the bread is chaunged into the bodie of Christ, that the substaunce of bread is gone, and nothing remayning, but onely accidentes: that is, a shewe, and appearance, and likenesse of bread. They say, it seemeth to be the same it was, but it is chaunged: it seemeth to bee bread, but it is not bread: and the wine, by the taste and colour seemeth to be wine, but it is not wine. They say we may not beleeue our eye sight, nor stand to the iudgement of our senses. They say, Christ is almighty, he spake the word, and al thinges were made: he hath said, Hoc est corpus meum, therfore it is now no more bread, but his body: and that this is the faith of the Church, in which we were borne and christned.

In deed, this hath lately been received, as a matter of faith. But if we examine it well, we shall find it to be an error, and no point of faith. I say it hath been received of late: for our old Fathers never believed it, as I will declare and prove, and let you see, that it hath not been the Catholic faith, nor the faith of the Primitive church, nor of the Apostles of Christ, and therefore no faith at all. The opening of this matter will be somewhat