A16576:161
An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation…An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion…
An exhortation to the carrying of Christs cross with a true and brief confutation of false and papistical doctrine.An exhortacion to the carienge of Chrystes crosse wyth a true and brefe confutacion of false and papisticall doctryne.
Wesel? : H. Singleton?, 1555?
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First, where they allege the Catholic church to have taught, concerning the supper, the doctrine of transubstantiation of Christs real and carnal presence: dearly beloved, know that this is a manifest ⟨p. 103⟩lie. For as the Catholic church never knew of it for. 900 years at the least, after Christs ascension: so after that time, no 1other church did obstinately defend, cruelly maintain, and wilfully wrest the scriptures and doctors for the establishing of it, save only the popish church, as their own doctors, Duns and Gabriel, do teach. Read the bishop of Canterburies book against Winchester, and see.
FIrste, where they alledge the Catholyke churche to haue taughte, concernynge the supper, the doctryne of trāsubstāciaciō of Christs real and carnall presence: dearly beloued, know that this is a manifest ⟨p. 103⟩lie. For as the Catholyke church neuer knew of it for. 900 yeares at the least, after Christs ascension: so after that tyme, no 1other churche did obstynatlye defende, cruelly mayntayne, and wylfullye wreste the scriptures and doctors for the establyshing of it, saue onli the popish church, as theyr owne doctors, Duns and Gabriel, doe teache. Reade the byshoppe of Canterburyes booke agaynste Winchester, and see.
- 1Transubstantiation is a new doctrine.Transubstancyacyō is a newe doctryne.
Where as they say, that Christ in his supper, by taking bread & speaking the words of consecration, did make it his flesh, according to his promise in John 1