A16573:729
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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As before therefore I have spoken,1 I would wish that this Sacrament should be esteemed & called of us Christian men, after Christs words, namely, Christs body, and the wine Christs blood, rather then otherwise. Not that I mean any other presence of Christs body, then a presence of grace, a preserver to Faith, a presence spiritually, and not corporally, really, naturally, and carnally, as the Papists do mean. For in such sort Christs body is only in heaven, on the right hand of God the Father almighty, whither our faith in the use of the Sacrament, ascendeth and receiveth whole Christ accordingly.
As before therefore I haue spoken,1 I would wish that this Sacrament should be estéemed & called of vs Christian men, after Christs words, namely, Christs body, and the wine Christs blood, rather then otherwise. Not that I meane any other presence of Christs body, then a presence of grace, a preseruer to Faith, a presence spiritually, and not corporally, really, naturally, and carnally, as the Papists doe meane. For in such sort Christs body is onely in heauen, on the right hand of God the Father almightie, whither our faith in the vse of the Sacrament, ascendeth and receyueth whole Christ accordingly.
- 1Christs presence i• the Supper.Christs presence i• the S•pper.
1Yea, but one will say, that to call the Sacrament on that sort, is to give an occasion of Idolatry to the people, which will take the Sacrament which they see, simply for Christs body, as by experience we are well taught: and therefore it were better to call it bread, and so less harm should be, especially in this age.