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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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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.
When I speake of ecclesiastical writers / I meane of such / as were before the wicked vsurpatiō of the Sea of Rome was growē so vnmeasurablie greate / that not onely with tyrannicall power / but also with corrupt doctrine / yt beganne to subuerte Christes gospell / and to turne the state that Christ and his Apostles sett in the church / vpside downe.
For the causes afore said I will rehearse certain of their sayings / and yet because I take them but for witnesses and expounders of this doctrine / and not as the Authors of the same: and also for that now I will not be tedious / I will rehearse but few / that is / three old writers of the Greek church / and other three of the latin church / which do seem unto me to be in this matter / most plain.
For the causes afore sayd I will reherse certayne of their sainges / and yet because I take them but for wytnesses and expownders of this doctrine / and not as the Authors of the same: and also for that nowe I will not be tedyous / I will reherse but fewe / that is / three olde wryters of the Greke churche / and other three of the latine church / which do seeme vnto me to be in this matter / most plain.
The Greek authors are Origen / Chrysostom and Theodoret / The Latin / are Tertullian / S. Austin / and Gelasius.
The Greke authours are Origen / Chrysostome and Theodoret / The Lattin / are Tertullian / S. Austin / and Gelasius.