A57277:130
A brief declaration of the Lords Supper with some other determinations and disputations concerning…
A brief declaration of the Lords Supper with some other determinations and disputations concerning the same argument by the same author / written by Dr. Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London during his imprisonment ; to which is annexed an extract of several passages to the same purpose out of a book entitled Diallacticon, written by Dr. John Poynet.A brief declaration of the Lords Supper with some other determinations and disputations concerning the same argument by the same author / written by Dr. Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London during his imprisonment ; to which is annexed an extract of several passages to the same purpose out of a book intituled Diallacticon, written by Dr. John Poynet.
London: printed for Richard Chiswell, 1688
A BRIEF DECLARATION OF THE Lords Supper.A BREEFE DECLARATION OF THE Lordes Supper.
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.
Now I pray you, what is this to say that Christ hath made a representation (by bread) of his body, but that Christ had instituted and ordained bread to be a Sacrament, for to represent unto us his body? Now whether the representation of one thing by an other, requireth the corporal presence of the thing which is so represented or no: every man that hath understanding, is able in this point (the matter is so clear of it self) to be a sufficient judge.
Now I praye you, what is this to say that Christe hath made a representation (by bread) of his body, but that Christ had instituted and ordeined bread to be a Sacrament, for to represent unto vs his body? Now whether the representatione of one thing by an other, requireth the corporal presence of the thinge which is so represented or no: euerye man that hath vnderstanding, is able in this poynte (the matter is so cleere of it selfe) to be a sufficient iudge.
The second doctor and writer of the Latin Church, whose 1sayings I promised to set forth, is S. Augustine. of whose learning and estimation, I need not to speak. For all the Church of Christ both hath and ever hath had him for a man of most singular learning, wit, and diligence, both in setting forth the true doctrine of Christs religion, and also in the defence of the same against heretics.
The second doctour and writer of the Latin Churche, whose 1sayinges I promised to set foorth, is S. Augustine. of whose learning and estimation, I neede not to speake. For all the Church of Christe both hath and euer hath had him for a man of moste singuler learning, witte, and dilligence, both in setting foorth the true doctrine of Christes religion, and also in the defence of the same againste heretikes.
- 1Augustine.