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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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1Now lest I should seam to set by my own conceit more then is meet / or less to regard the doctrine of the old Ecclesiastical writers / then is convenient for a man of my poor learning / and simple wit for to do: And because also I am in deed persuaded that the old ecclesiastical writers understood the true meaning of Christ in this matter / and have both so truly / and so plainly / set it forth in certain places of their writings / that no man which will vouchsafe to read them / and without prejudice of a corrupt judgement will indifferently weigh them / and construe their minds none other wise / then they declare them self to have meant / I am persuaded I say that in reading of them thus / no man can be ignorant in this matter / but he that will shut up his own eyes and blind field him self.
1Nowe leste I should seame to sette by my owne conceite more then is meete / or lesse to regarde the doctrine of the olde Ecclesiasticall writers / then is conuenient for a manne of my poore learning / and simple witte for to dooe: And because also I am in dede perswaded that the olde ecclesiastical writers vnderstode the true meaning of Christ in this matter / and haue both so truely / and so plainly / sette it forth in certaine places of their writinges / that no man which wil vouchsase to read them / and withoute preiudice of a corrupte iudgement will indifferently wey them / and construe their mindes none other wise / then they declare them selfe to haue meant / I am perswaded I saye that in reding of them thus / no mā can be ignorant in this matter / but he that will shutt vpp his owne eies and blind feld hym self.
- 1The consent of the old Authors.The consente of the olde Authours.
When I speak of ecclesiastical writers / I mean of such / as were before the wicked usurpation of the Sea of Rome was grown so unmeasurably great / that not only with tyrannical power / but also with corrupt doctrine / it began to subvert Christs gospel / and to turn the state that Christ and his Apostles set in the church / upside down.