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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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Seeing that by the death of the Lord we are delivered, being mindful ⟨p. 48⟩of this thing, in eating and drinking we signify the flesh & blood, which are offered for us. &c. Ambrose speaketh of the meat and drink of the supper, & showeth, that we signify these very things, which were offered for us.
Seyng that by the death of ye Lord we are delyuered, beynge myndfull ⟨p. 48⟩of thys thynge, in eatynge and drynkynge we signifye the fleash & bloud, whych are offred for vs. &c. Ambrose speaketh of the meate and drynke of the supper, & sheweth, that we signifie these very thynges, whyche were offred for vs.
By Austin also, which in the thirty treaty upon Johns Gospel affirmeth:1 that Christs body that rose from the dead must by but in one place. Where the printed exemplars have (may) for (must) but corruptly. For both in the Master of sentence and in the Decrees (whereinto this sentence of Austin is translated) it is red must. Whereby we may openly see, that what so ever the old writers spake honourably of the supper, they did utterly understand it, not of the natural eating of the body of Christ, but of the spiritual.