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Certain sentences of Zuinglius you snatch, to prove we think as b•sely & contemptibly of the sacrament, as you report of us. Zuinglius sayeth, it is nothing but a commemoration. Zuinglius meaneth not that the sacrament is only a bare remembrance of Christs death: he teacheth and protesteth the contrary in a thousand places. His meaning is no other but to show, that Christ is not offered really in the sacrament, but that therein is set forth ⟨p. 199⟩unto us a remembrance of his sacrifice: he opposeth commemoration, not to the spiritual presence, and participation of Christ, but to the imagined real and substantial presence of Christs body. So when he speaketh of only figures, nothing but bread, he excludeth not the spiritual, but carnal presence, and that with the bread is not joined any material thing besides. Also that he compareth the sacrament to a Kings banner, which is a token of his presence, serveth only to show that Christ is not bodily, but spiritually present. And therefore for ought you have alleged, Beza hath truly said, that there is no contrariety between the doctrine of these most excellent men, Zuinglius, Oecolampadius, Calvin, ¹touching the sacraments. For they taught both soundly in trueth, and most consonantly among them selves.

Certaine sentences of Zuinglius you snatch, to prooue we thinke as b•sely & contemptiblie of the sacrament, as you report of vs. Zuinglius saieth, it is nothing but a commemoration. Zuinglius meaneth not that the sacrament is onelie a bare remembrance of Christs death: he teacheth and protesteth the contrarie in a thousand places. His meaning is no other but to shewe, that Christ is not offered really in the sacrament, but that therein is set forth ⟨p. 199⟩vnto vs a remembrance of his sacrifice: he opposeth commemoration, not to the spirituall presence, and participation of Christ, but to the imagined reall and substantial presence of Christs body. So when he speaketh of onely figures, nothing but breade, he excludeth not the spirituall, but carnall presence, and that with the breade is not ioyned any materiall thing besides. Also that he compareth the sacrament to a Kings banner, which is a token of his presence, serueth onely to shew that Christ is not bodely, but spirituallie present. And therefore for ought you haue alledged, Beza hath truelie sayd, that there is no coatrarietie betweene the doctrine of these most excellent men, Zuinglius, OEcolampadius, Caluine,