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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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Thirdly, if the natural body of Christ in the supper is given to the disciples to eat, than it followeth of necessity, that they have eaten it as it was. But than it was passible (for it was not yet glorified) therefore they have eaten his passible body.1
Thyrdlye, yf the natural bodye of Christe in the supper is gyuen to the disciples to eate, than it foloweth of necessitie, that they haue eaten it as it was. But than it was passible (for it was not yet glorifyed) therfore they haue eaten hys passible bodye.1
- 1The objection of the aduersairies is prevented.The obiection of the aduersairies is preuēted.
But they will say: They did eat the same body, but not as it was passible, but the same after the manner and qualities that it had after his resurrection. ⟨p. 47⟩And we say again: that than other he had two bodies, one that was not yet glorified, and the other that was glorified: Or else that one & the same body was all at ones in the same time passible and impassible. And so by this means forasmuch as he so greatly abhorred death, Doubtless heretics would gather that he suffered not the pains of death, but that he used this gift of the glorified body, whereby he was lacking pain, and therefore will they say: that he did not truly dye, but by dissimulation. And thus by these blind buzzards the trade of Marcions heresy might be newly revived. Sex hundred arguments O Emperor, might be brought, but we will now be content with these. But that the old writers are of our opinion (which shall be the last part of this article) I will prove by two witnesses, which are of the chief.
But they wyl saye: They dyd eate the same body, but not as it was passible, but the same after the maner and qualities that it had after hys resurreccion.