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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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And here I can not but marvel at some men / surely of much excellent finesse of wit / 1and of great eloquence / that are not ashamed to write and say that this aforesaid saying of Christ is (after Saint Austen) a figurative speech in deed / but not unto the learned / but unto the unlearned / here let any man that indifferently understandeth the latin tongue / read the place in S Austen / and if he per / ceive not clearly S Austens words and mind to be contrary / let me abide thereof the rebuke.
And here I can not but maruaile at some men / suerelye of muche excellente finesse of witte / 1and of greate eloquēce / that are not ashamed to write and saie that this aforesaide saiynge of Christe is (after Saint Austen) a figuratiue speach in dede / but not vnto the learned / but vnto the vnlearned / here lette any man that indifferently vnderstandeth the lattē tounge / reade the place in S Austen / and if he per / ceiue not clearlye S Austens woordes and minde to be contrarie / let me abide therof the rebuke.
- 1Vuinch. in his ansvuers to the 16. and 226. objection.Vuinch. in his ansvuers to the 16. and 226. obiection.
This lesson of S Austen I have therefore the rather ⟨p. 50⟩set forth / because as it teacheth us to understand that place in John figuratively / even soe surely the same lesson with the example of S Austens exposition thereof teacheth us / not only by the same to understand Christs words in the institution of the Sacrament both of his body / and of his blood figuratively / but also the very true meaning and understanding of the same. For if to command to eat the flesh of the Son of man / and to drink his blood / seemeth to command an inconvenience / and an ungodliness / and is even so in deed / if it be understanded as the words do stand in their proper signification / and therefore must be understanded figuratively and spiritually / as S Augustin doth godly / and learnedly interpret them: Then surely / Christ commanding in his last supper to eat his body / and to drink his blood / seemeth to command in sound of words / as great and even the same inconvenience and ungodliness as did his words in the 6. Chapter of S. John / and therefore must even by the same reason be likewise understanded and expounded figuratively and spiritually / as S Austin did the other. Whereunto that exposition of S Austen may seam to be the more mete / for that Christ in his supper / to the commandment of eating and drinking of his body / and blood / addeth / do this in remembrance of me / which words surely were the key that opened and revealed this spiritual and godly exposition unto S Austen.