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Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, between the two reverend fathers, and holy martyrs…Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, betwene the two reuerende fathers, and holye martyrs…
Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, between the two reverend fathers, and holy martyrs of Christ, D. Nicolas Ridley late Bishop of London, and M. Hugh Latimer sometime Bishop of Worcester, during the time of their imprisonments. Whereunto is added. A treatise against the error of transubstantiation, made by the said reverend father D. Nicolas Ridley. M.D.LVI.Certe[n] godly, learned, and comfortable conferences, betwene the two reuerende fathers, and holye martyrs of Christe, D. Nicolas Rydley late Bysshoppe of London, and M. Hughe Latymer sometyme Bysshoppe of Worcester, during the tyme of their emprysonmentes. Whereunto is added. A treatise agaynst the errour of transubstantiation, made by the sayd reuerende father D. Nicolas Rydley. M.D.LVI.
Strasbourg: printed by the heirs of W. Rihel, 1556
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Yet nevertheless as in a man diseased in divers parts / commonly the original cause of such divers diseases which are spread abroad in the body do come from some one chief member / as from the stomach or from the head: even so all those five aforesaid points do chiefly hang upon this one question / which is / what is the matter of the Sacrament / whether is it the natural substance of bread / or the natural substance of Christs own body.
Yet neuerthelesse as in a man diseased in diuers partes / commenlie the originall cause of suche diuers diseases whiche are spredde abrode in the bodie do come from some one chiefe membre / as from the stomacke or from the heade: euen so al those fiue aforesaide pointes do chiefely hange vpon this one question / whiche is / what is the matter of the Sacramente / whether is it the naturall substance of breade / or the naturall substance of Christes owne bodie.
The truth of this question truly tried out and agreed upon / no doubt shall cease the controversy in all the rest. For if it be Christs own natural body / borne of the virgin / then assuredly (seeing that all learned men in England / (so far as I know) both new and old / grant there to be but one substance / then I say / they must needs grant Transubstantiation / that is a change of the substance of bread into the substance of Christs body: then also they must grant the carnal and corporal presence of Christs body: then must the sacrament be adored with the honour due unto Christ himself / for the unity of the two natures in one person: then if the priest do offer the sacrament / he doeth offer in deed Christ himself: and finally the murderer / the adulterer / or wicked man / receiving the Sacrament / must needs there receive also the ⟨p. 42⟩natural substance of Christs own blessed body / both / flesh and blood.
The treuth of this question truelye tried out and agreed vpon / no doubte shall cease the controuersie in all the reaste. For if it bee Christes owne naturall bodie / borne of the virgine / then assuredlie (seynge that all learned men in Englande / (so farre as I knowe) both newe and olde / graunt there to be but one substance / then I say / they must nedes graunt Transubstantiation / that is a change of the substance of breade into the substance of Christes bodie: then also they must graunt the carnall and corporall presence of Christes bodie: then must the sacramēt be adored with the honour due vnto Christ himselfe / for the vnitie of the two natures in one person: then if the prieste do offre the sacrament / he doeth offre in deede Christ himselfe: and finallye the murtherer / the adulterer / or wicked mā / receiuinge the Sacrament / must needes there receiue also the