Questions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the adversaries of the sameQuestions of religion cast abroad in Helvetia by the aduersaries of the same

Certain of the later Doctors¹ of the Romish church. do evidently, and freely confess that before the council of Lateran. which was celebrated at ⟨p. 89⟩Rome, Innocentius the third, then Pope in the year of our Lord. 121, (in the which Synod the doctrine of transubstantiation was first decreed & confirmed) there were divers and sundry opinions in the church touching the presence and substance of Christ in the Sacrament. So that if any man did not believe that the substance of bread was turned into the substance of Christs body, yet was he not reckoned for an heretic. But in this council it is decreed, that all those which will avoid the suspicion of here•ie, must believe that the very body of Christ is naturally in the Sacrament. and it is greatly to be wondered at, wherefore this council would condemn the faithful as heretics: for that which hither unto for the space of. 1200, years, was never done nor meant. Whereby let any wise man think, whether the council had authority now after. 1•00. years to Decree these things. For if those men which lived from Christ 1200. years, were not counted heretics, and yet did not believe that the substance of bread was changed into the substance ⟨image 100⟩of Christs body, why then should they now be called Heretics, which believe not those things which the Church never believed in all that space of years before said? But if those things which that council now holden 1200. years after Christ, were true and necessary to be believed, then all those which lived before this time, and believed not these things, did not believe a right: but if their faith were true (as undoubtedly it was) then is it not necessary for us to believe that, which after were devised and imagined.

CErtayne of the later Doctors¹ of the Romish church. do euidently, and fréely confesse that before the councel of Lateran. whych was celebrated at ⟨p. 89⟩Rome, Innocentius the third, thē Pope in the yéere of our Lord. 121, (in ye which Synode the doctrine of transubstantiaon was first decréed & confirmed) there were diuers and sundry opinions in the churche touching the presence and substance of Christe in the Sacramente. So that if any man did not beleue that the substance of bread was turned into the substance of Christes body, yet was he not reckened for an hereticke. But in this councell it is decreed, yt all those which will auoide the suspition of hereie, muste beléeue that the very body of Christ is naturally in the Sacrament. and it is greatly to be wondred at, wherfore this councell would cōdemne the faithfull as hereticks: for that which hither vnto for the space of. 1200, yeeres, was neuer done nor ment. Whereby lette any wise man thinke, whether the councell had authoritie now after. 100. yéeres to Decrée these things. For if those menne which liued from Christe 1200. yéeres, were not coūted heretikes, and yet did not beleue that the substāce of breade was chaunged into the substaunce