A14347:156
A discourse or treatise of Peter Martyr Vermilla Floor[n]tine, the public reader of divinity…A discourse or traictise of Petur Martyr Vermilla Flore[n]tine, the publyque reader of diuinitee…
A discourse or treatise of Peter Martyr Vermilla Floor[n]tine, the public reader of divinity in the University of Oxford wherein he openly declared his whole and determinate judgement concerning the sacrament of the Lords supper in the said University.A discourse or traictise of Petur Martyr Vermilla Flore[n]tine, the publyque reader of diuinitee in the Vniuersitee of Oxford wherein he openly declared his whole and determinate iudgemente concernynge the sacrament of the Lordes supper in the sayde Vniuersitee.
London: printed by Robert Stoughton i.e. E. Whitchurch for Nicolas Udall, 1550London: printed by Robert Stoughton i.e. E. Whitchurch for Nycolas Udall, 1550
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And the words are written in Theodoritus in manner and form of a dialogue between a good Christian man, being of right opinions in matters of religion whom we shall here at this time call by the name of Orthodoxus, as the author doeth, and a Compaig•ion of his being as it were an Heretic or miscreant whom we shall here for this present call by the name of Adversaries to the trueth) and thus do they talk together.
And the wordes are written in Theodoritus in maner and forme of a dialoge betwene a good Christian mā, beyng of right opiniōs in matters of religiō whō we shal here at thys tyme cal by the name of Orthodoxus, as the auctoure doeth, and a Compaig•ion of hys beynge as it were an Heritique or miscreaunte whome wee shall here for thys presente call by the name of Aduersaries to the trueth) and thus do they talke togyther.
Theodoritus as hereafter followeth, he washed his stole in wine, and his garment in the blood of the grape. Ortho. Doest thou know that God called bread his own body. Ad. Yea I know it very well. Ortho. Dost thou know also that in an other place again he called his body, wheat, corn? Aduer. Yea, I know that too, even very well. For I have heard that he said. The hour is come that the son of man must be glorified. And except the wheat corn being caste down into the earth do there dye, it remaineth it self alone, but if it dye, it bringeth forth much fruit. Orthod. Truly in the very giving and delivering of the mysteries, he called the bread his body, and the cup he called his blood. Aduer. In deed so did he name it. Orthod. But even a body after nature too, that is to say: his own body & his blood, might it have been so called. Aduer. It is a plain matter to grant. Orthod. Yea and truly our saviour him self changed the names, and gave to his body the name of the sign, and to the sign, the name of his body.
Theodoritus as hereafter foloweth, he washed hys stole in wyne, and hys garmente in the bloude of the grape. Ortho. Doest thou know that God called bread his own body. Ad. Yea I know it very wel. Ortho. Dost thou know also that in an other place againe he called his body, wheat, corne? Aduer. Yea, I knowe that too, euen verye well. For I haue heard that he sayde. The houre is come that the sonne of man muste be glorified. And except the wheate corne being caste downe into the earth do there dye, it remayneth it self alone, but if it dye, it bringeth forth muche frute. Orthod. Trulye in the very geuing and deliuerynge of the mysteries, he called the breade hys body, and the cup he called hys bloud. Aduer. In dede so did he name it. Orthod. But euen a body after nature too, that is to saye: hys owne bodye & his bloude, might it haue bene so called. Aduer. It is a playne matter to graunte. Orthod. Yea and trulye our sauiour hym selfe chaunged the names, and gaue to hys bodye the name of the sygne, and to the sygne, the name of hys bodye.