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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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What meaneth this prayer for the sacrament it self / if it be / as they say / the body off Christ / 1if it be god and man? How should the father not look with a cheerful countenance upon his only well beloved Son? Why do we not rather pray for our selves / that we / for his sake / may be looked upon off the father / with a cheerful countenance?
What meaneth this prayer for the sacramente it selfe / if it be / as they saye / the body off Christe / 1if it be godde and man? How shuld the father not looke with a chearefull countenance apon his onely welbeloued sonne? Why doo we not rather praye for owre selfes / that we / for hys sake / maye be looked apon off the father / with a chearefull countenance?
- 1Vuordes out off the Canon off the Mass.Vuordes ovute off the Canō off the Masse.
To this let them answer / that so pray:1 Except ⟨image 10⟩peradventure this prayer was used long before it was esteemed to be the body of Christ / really / and corporally: and then this prayer maketh well to destroy the popish opinion / that it is not the opinion off the church / nor so ancient / as they babble. There be other prayers off the mass / which peradventure be off like effect / but I have forgotten all Massing matters / and the Mass it self I utterly detest / and abhor / and so I confessed openly / before our Diotrephes / and other.
To thys let them answer / that so praye:1