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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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The very may bones of the mass are all together1 ⟨image 19⟩detestable / and therefore by no means to be borne withal / so that of necessity the mending of it / is to abolish it for ever. For if you take away oblation / and adoration / which do hang upon consecration and transubstantiation / the most papists of them all will not set a button by the mass / as a thing which they esteem not / but for the gain that followeth thereon. For if the English communion which of late was used / were as gainful to them / as the mass hath ben heretofore / they would strive no more for their mass: From thence groweth the grief.
The verye maye bones of the masse are all to gither1 ⟨image 19⟩detestable / and therfore by no meanes to be borne withal / so that of necessitye the mendinge of it / is to abolisshe it for euer. For yf yow take awaie oblation / and adoration / which do hange vpon consecratiō and transubstantiacion / the most papistes of them all will not sett a button by the masse / as a thinge which they esteame not / but for the gaine that foloweth theron. For yf the Englyshe communion whiche of late was vsed / wer as gainefull to them / as the masse hathe ben heretofore / they woulde striue no more for their masse: From thens groweth the griefe.
- 1H. Laty.
1Consider into what dangers you caste your self / if you forsake the Church: and you can not but forsake it / if you refuse to goo to Mass. For the Mass is the sacrament off unity / without the Ark there is no salvation. The Church is the Ark and Peters ship. Ye know this saying well in oughe /