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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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1And first I will begin with Tertullian / whom ⟨p. 62⟩Cyprian the holy Martyr so highly esteemed that whensoever he would have his book / he was wont to say / give us now the Master.2 This old writer in his 4. book against Martion the heretic / saith thus: Jesus made the bread / which he toke and distributed to his disciples / his body / saying: This is my body / that is to say / (sayeth Tertullian) a figure of my body. In this place it is plain / that after Tertullians exposition / Christ meant not by calling the bread his body / and the wine his blood / that either the bread was his natural body / or the wine his natural blood / but he called them his body and his blood because he would institute them to be unto us Sacraments / that is holy tokens and signs of his body / and of his blood / that by them remembering / and firmly believing the benefits procured to us by his body / which was torn and crucified for us / and of his blood / which was shed for us upon the cross / and soe with thanks receiving these holy sacraments / according to Christs institution / might by the same be spiritually nourished / and fed / to the increase of all Godliness in us / here in our pilgrimage and journey wherein we walk unto everlasting life.
1And firste I will begin with Tertullian / whom ⟨p. 62⟩Cypriane the holy Martyr so highlie estemed that whēsoeuer he would haue his booke / he was wōt to say / geue vs now the Master.2 This olde writer in his 4. booke against Martion the heritike / saith thus: Iesus made the bread / which he toke and distributed to his disciples / his body / saiyng: This is my body / that is to say / (saieth Tertullian) a figure of my bodie. In this place it is plaine / that after Tertullians exposition / Christ ment not by calling the bread his body / and the wine his bloude / that either the bread was his natural bodie / or the wine his naturall bloude / but he called them his bodye and his bloud because he would institute them to be vnto vs Sacramentes / that is holie tokens and signes of his bodie / and of his bloud / that by them remembringe / and firmelie beleuing the benefites procured to vs by his body / whiche was torne and crucified for vs / and of hys bloude / whiche was shedde for vs vpon the crosse / and soe with thankes receiuinge these holye sacramentes / according to Christes institution / myghte by the same be spirituallie noryshed / and fedde / to thencrease of all Godlines in vs / here in oure pylgremage and iorney wherin we walke vnto euerlasting life.