A14463:469
A14463:469
A Christian instruction, containing the law and the Gospel Also a summary of the principal points of the Christian faith and religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same. Done in certain dialogues in french, by M. Peter Viret, sometime minister of the Word of God at Nymes in Province. Translated by I.S. Seen and allowed according to the Queens Majesties injunctions.A Christian instruction, conteyning the law and the Gospell Also a summarie of the principall poyntes of the Christian fayth and religion, and of the abuses and errors contrary to the same. Done in certayne dialogues in french, by M. Peter Viret, sometime minister of the Word of God at Nymes in Prouince. Translated by I.S. Seene and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.
London: printed by Henry Bynneman? for Abraham Veale, 1573
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
D. Dost thou then think that the body and blood are united and joined together naturally and corporally, with the bread and the wine?
D. Dost thou then thinke that the body and bloud are vnited and ioyned togither naturally and corporally, with the bread and the wine?
A. No, especially for two causes.
D. Which is the first?
D. Whiche is the firste?
A. Seeing there is question of spiritual nurture, in this holy Table, we may not imagine here a material meat, which is eaten on the same table, as is bodily meat.
A. Seing there is question of spirituall nouriture, in this holy Table, we may not imagine here a materiall meate, which is eaten on the same table, as is bodily meate.
D. Which is the second?
A. It is that we shall fall into the same inconvenient, whereof we have even now spoken, touching the articles of our faith.
A. It is that we shal fall into the same inconuenient, whereof we haue euen now spoken, touching the articles of our faith.
D. Do we then receive there nothing else but material bread and wine?
D. Do we then receiue ther nothing els but material bread and wine?
A. Yes that we do.
D. What is it?
A. The very body and blood of Jesus Christ, signified to us by them.
A. The very body and bloud of Iesus Christ, signified to vs by them.
D. How may we receive them, if they be not there, even as thou sayest?
D. How may we receiue them, if they be not there, euen as thou saist?
A. I said not but that they were in deed in the supper, ⟨p. 84⟩or otherwise it should not be the true supper of Jesus Christ.
A. I sayd not but that they were in dede in the supper, ⟨p. 84⟩or otherwise it should not be the true supper of Iesus Christ.
D. How dost thou then understand it?
D. How dost thou thē vnderstande it?
A. Albeit that I deny the body and the blood to be there naturally and carnally, I deny not therefore but that they be there given and received spiritually in deed, even as that sacrament witnesseth it unto us.
A. Albeit that I denie the bodie and the bloud to be there naturally and carnally, I denie not therefore but that they be there giuen and receyued spiritually in déede, euen as that sacramente witnesseth it vnto vs.
D. Thou doest not then deny the presence of the very body and very blood of Jesus Christ in the supper?
D. Thou doest not then denie the presence of the very body and very bloud of Iesus Christ in the supper?