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The account reckoning and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius bishop of Zuryk…The accompt rekenynge and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius byshop of Zuryk…
The account reckoning and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius bishop of Zuryk the chief town of Helvetia sent unto Charles the fifth now Emperor of Rome, holding a counsel with the most noble princes, estates and learned men of Germany assembled together at Augsburg. 1530. in the month of July. Translated out of latin by Thomas Cotsforde. And imprinted at Geneva. In April. 1555.The accompt rekenynge and confession of the faith of Huldrik Zwinglius byshop of Zuryk the chief towne of Heluetia sent vnto Charles the fyfte nowe Emperoure of Rome, holdynge a counsel wyth the moost noble princes, estates and learned men of Germany assembled together at Ausburgh. 1530. in the moneth of Iuly. Translated out of latyn by Thomas Cotsforde. And imprinted at Geneua. In April. 1555.
printed by Egidius Van der Erve, 1555
Article 8 › ¶Here follow three arguments.Article 8 › ¶Here folowe thre argumentes.
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¶Here follow three arguments.
¶Here folowe thre argumentes.
The first. As the body can not be fed with a spiritual thing, so neither the soul with a bodily thing. And if the natural body of Christ be eaten. I ask? whether doth it feed the body or the soul? But it fedeth not the body, than of force it fedeth the soul. If it feed the soul, than the soul eateth flesh, and that were not true (which is most true) that the spirit only is borne of the spirit.
The fyrst. As the bodye can not be fedde wyth a spirituall thynge, so neyther ye soule wyth a bodely thing. And yf the natural body of Christe be eaten. I aske? whether dothe it fede the bodye or the soule? But it fedeth not the body, thā of force it fedeth the soule. Yf it fede the soule, thā the soule eateth fleashe, and that were not true (which is moste true) that the spirite only is borne of the spirite.
Secondarily I ask this: what doth the natural body of Christ eaten make perfect? If the forgiveness of since (as one sort affirm) than the disciples had forgiveness of their sins by the receipt of the supper, and so ⟨p. 46⟩Christ dyed in vain. Again, if that that is eaten ministered the virtue of Christs passion and death (as the same sort show) then the virtue of his passion, death and redemption was distributed before it was begun. And if it feed the body unto the resurrection (as one certain man very unlearnedly affirmeth) than much more it should heal the body & discharge it of sickness.