A16573:720
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
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Now to return to the second matter, what the Sacrament is, you see that to the senses and reason of man, it is bread and wine: Which is most true, as by the scriptures, and otherwise I have already proved: and therefore away with Transubstantiation.
Now to returne to the second matter, what the Sacrament is, you sée that to the senses and reason of man, it is bread and wine: Which is most true, as by the scriptures, and otherwise I haue already proued: and therefore away with Transsubstantiation.
But here, least we should make it no Sacrament, for a Sacrament consisteth of two things: and least a man should by this gather, that we make it none other thing but bare bread, and a naked sign, and so rail at their pleasure on us, saying, How ⟨image 71⟩can a man be guilty of the body and blood of Christ, by unworthy receiving of it, if it be but bare bread, & so forth? For this purpose I will now speak a little more hereabout, by GODS grace, to stop their mouths, and to stir up your good hearts, more to the worthy estimation and perception of this holy mystery.
But héere, least wee should make it no Sacrament, for a Sacrament consisteth of two things: and least a man should by this gather, that wee make it none other thing but bare bread, and a naked signe, and so rayle at their pleasure on vs, saying, How ⟨image 71⟩can a man be guiltie of the body and blood of Christ, by vnworthy receiuing of it, if it be but bare bread, & so forth? For this purpose I will now speake a litle more héereabout, by GODS grace, to stoppe their mouthes, and to stirre vp your good hearts, more to the worthy estimation and perception of this holy mysterie.