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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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Another evident and clear place / wherein it appeareth that bight Sacramental bread / which Christ called his body / he meant a figure of his body / is upon the third Psalm: Where Sancte Augustine speaketh thus in plain terms. Christ did admit Judas unto the feast / in the which he commended to his disciples the figure of his body. This was Christs last supper before his Passion: Wherein he did ordain the Sacrament of his body / as all learned men do agree.
Another euidente and cleare place / wherein it appeareth that bythe Sacramentall breade / whyche Christe called hys bodye / he meante a fygure of hys bodie / is vppon the thyrde Psalme: Where Sancte Augustine speaketh thus in plaine tearmes. Christe did admit Iudas vnto the feast / in the whiche he commended to his disciples the fygure of hys bodye. Thys was Christes laste supper before hys Passion: Wherein he dydde ordayne the Sacrament of hys bodye / as all learned menne doe agree.
S. Augustine also in his 23. Epistle ad Bonifacium teacheth how Sacraments do bear the names of the things whereof they be sacraments / both in Baptism / and in the Lords table.1 Even as we call every good friday / the day of Christs passion: and every Easter day the day of Christs resurrection. When in very deed there was but one day wherein he suffered / and one day wherein he rose. And why do we then call them so which are not so in deed / but because they are in like time / and course of the year / as those dais were wherein those things were done: Was Christ (saith S. Austin / offered any more but once? and he offered himself:
S. Augustine also in his 23. Epistle ad Bonifacium teacheth howe Sacramentes doe beare the names of the thinges wherof they be sacraments / boeth in Baptisme / and in the Lordes table.1 Euen as we call euerie good fryday / the daye of Christes passion: and euerie Easter day the daie of Christes resurrection. When in verie dede there was but one daie wherin he suffered / and one daie wherein he rose. And why doe we then call them so which are not so in dede / but because they are in like time / ād course of the yeare / as those dais were wherin those things wer done: Was Christ (saeth S. Austin / offred any more but once? and he offred hīself: