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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
Mr. FOX 2d Volume of Acts and Monuments, Edit. London, 1684.
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Glin. Chrysost. Homily 83. upon Matthew saith, That we cannot be deceived of Christ's Word, but our natural Senses may be deceived in this point, very soon and easily; his said words cannot be false, but our senses be many times beguiled of their judgments. Because therefore that Christ said, This is my body; let us not at any hand doubt (saith he) but let us believe it, and well perceive it with the eyes of our understanding. And within a little after in that place he saith thus, It was not enough that he was become man, and afterwards was scourged for us, but also he did reduce and bring us to be as one body with him, not through Faith only, but in very deed also he maketh us his Body. And after that he saith, that these works are not of mans power. But the same things that he wrought in his last Supper, he now worketh also by his Precept to his right Ministers, and we do occupy the place of the same Ministers, but he it is that doth sanctify and transumpt the creatures, he performeth still the same.
Rochest. Mr. Doctor, you must understand, that in that place St. Chrysostom showeth us that Christ delivered to us no sensible thing at his last Supper.
Rochest. Mr. Doctor, you must understand, that in that place St. Chrysostome sheweth us that Christ delivered to us no sensible thing at his last Supper.
Glin. Honourable Sir, by your patience I grant that he gave to his Disciples no sensible thing in substance, but a thing insensible, his own precious Body and Blood, under the only kinds of Creatures. And truly, as it seemeth, Theophylactus best knew the meaning of Chrysostom, because all Authors accept him as a faithful Interpreter of him. And he hath these same plain words Transelemented and Transformed. Also Theophylactus Alexandrinus super Marcum, Cyrillus, and St. Augustine saith, That before the consecration it is bread, but afterwards it is Christs very Body. In like manner St. Augustine upon the 33d Psalm saith, That