A16573:703
The complaint of verity, madeThe complaynt of veritie, made
The complaint of verity, made by John Bradford. An exhortation of Matthew Rogers, unto his children. The complaint of Raufe Allerton and others, being prisoners in Lollers tower, & written with their blood, how god was their comfort. A song of Cain and Abel. The saying of master Hooper, that he wrote the night before he suffered, upon a wall with a coal, in the new In, at Gloucester, and his saying at his deathThe complaynt of veritie, made by Iohn Bradford. An exhortacion of Mathewe Rogers, vnto his children. The complaynt of Raufe Allerton and others, being prisoners in Lolers tower, & wrytten with their bloud, how god was their comforte. A songe of Caine and Abell. The saieng of maister Houper, that he wrote the night before he suffered, vppon a wall with a cole, in the newe In, at Gloceter, and his saiyng at his deathe
London: printed for Owen Rogers?, 1559
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
So that as it appeareth, the Sacrament not to be in the Church, by Transubstantiation, even so is it not Christs natural body, by Transubstantiation.
So that as it appeareth, the Sacrament not to bee in the Church, by Transubstantiation, euen so is it not Christs naturall body, by Transubstantiation.
1Fourthly, I prove that there is no Transubstantiation by Luke and Pauls words, spoken over the Cup. For no less are they effectual to Transubstantiate the Cup: then their words spoken of the bread, are operatorious and mighty to Transubstantiate the bread. For as they say of the bread, This is my body, so say they of the Cup, This Cup is the new Testament: Which thing is absurd to be spoken or thought, either of the Cup, or of the thing in the Cup by Transubstantiation. Yea, rather in saying these words, This Cup is the new Testament: we are taught by their coupling this word, Cup, to the demonstrative, This, how we should in these words, This is my body, know that this word, This, doeth there demonstrate bread.
1Fourthly, I prooue that there is no Transsubstantiation by Luke and Pauls wordes, spoken ouer the Cuppe. For no lesse are they effectuall to Transsubstantiate the Cup: then their words spoken of the bread, are operatorious and mighty to Transsubstantiate the bread. For as they say of the bread, This is my body, so say they of the Cup, This Cup is the new Testament: Which thing is absurde to bee spoken or thought, eyther of the Cup, or of the thing in the Cup by Transsubstantiation. Yea, rather in saying these wordes, This Cup is the new Testament: wee are taught by their coupling this worde, Cup, to the demonstratiue, This, how we should in these wordes, This is my body, knowe that this word, This, doeth there demonstrate bread.
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