A14347:26
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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Another reason also that is made, is this: In saying This is my body, Christ did not without a due consideration use this word, is, which is in grammar a ⟨image 10⟩verb substantive, that is to say, it plainly signifieth being, & it is of the present tense, that is to say it signifieth y• time that is no we present. For else he might even aswell have said: This signifieth or betokeneth my body, or, this representeth my body, or, this is a figure of my body, or, this is a sign and token of my body, or he might have said: This bread is my body. &c. all which manners and phrases of speaking forasmuch as he did eschew, the saying is to be plainly taken as he pronounced it without any further addition, circumstance, or meaning.
Another reason also that is made, is this: In saying This is my body, Christ did not without a due cōsideracion vse this word, is, whiche is in grāmer a ⟨image 10⟩verbe substantiue, that is to saye, it playnly signifieth being, & it is of ye present tēse, yt is to say it signifieth y• tyme that is no we presente. For els he might euen aswell haue sayed: This signifyeth or betokeneth my body, or, this repr•sēteth my body, or, this is a figure of my body, or, this is a signe and tokē of my body, or he might haue sayed: This breade is my body. &c. all whiche maniers and phrases of speakynge forasmuche as he did eschewe, the saying is to be playnlye taken as he pronounced it withoute any ferther addi•ion, circumstaunce, or menyng.
Furthermore if the substance of bread (say they) should remain still than should two sundry substances yea & the same corporal substances of quantity be together in one thing & should interchangeably enter and pierce the one through the other, which inconvenience is taken away, by putting and avouching of transubstantiation.