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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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A marvellous thing how any man can agree with both these two / they being soe contrary the one unto the other / for the one sayeth the word (this) demonstrateth the substance of bread / and the other saith no not soe. The bread is gone / and it demonstrateth a substance which is Christs body. Tush sayeth this third man.1 Ye understand nothing at all they agree well enough in the chief point / which is the ground of all / that is both do agree and bear witness / that there is transubstantiation. They do agree in deed in that conclusion I grant / but their proofs and doctrine thereof do even aswell agree together / as did the false witnesses before Annas and Caiaphas against Christ / or the two wicked judges against Susanna. For against Christ the false witness did agree no (doubt) ⟨image 55⟩to speak all against him: And the wicked judges were both agreed to condemn poor Susanna / but in examination of their witnesses / they dissented so far / that all was found false that they went about / both that wherein they agreed / and also those things which they brought for their proofs.
A marueilous thing howe anye manne can agree with both these two / they beynge soe contrarie the one vnto the other / for the one saieth the woorde (this) demonstrateth the substaunce of breade / and the other saith no not soe. The breade is gone / and it demonstrateth a substaunce whiche is Christs bodye. Tushe sayeth thys thyrd man.1 Ye vnderstand nothing at all they agree well inough in the chiefe poynte / whiche is the grounde of all / that is boeth doe agree and beare witnesse / that there is transubstanciation. They doe agree in deede in that conclusion I graunt / but their profes and doctrine thereof doe euen aswell agree together / as dydde the false witnesses before Annas and Caiphas againste Christe / or the twoo wicked iudges againste Susanna. For againste Christe the false witnesse did agree no (doubte) ⟨image 55⟩to speake all againste him: And the wicked iudges were both agreed to cōdemne poore Susanna / but in exāinatiō of their witnesses / thei dissented so far / that al was found false that they went about / both that wherein they agreed / and also those thinges whiche they brought for their proofes.