A57277:410
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
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 in this Sacrament the ancient Fathers observed two things, for each of which it might deservedly be called and esteemed the Body of Christ; but more especially when it comprehends both. For the Bread is justly called his Body, as well because it is the figure of his true Body, as because it hath the lively virtue of it conjoined to it, much more; but most especially, because it comprehendeth both.
Now in this Sacrament the ancient Fathers observed two things, for each of which it might deservedly be called and esteemed the Body of Christ; but more especially when it comprehends both. For the Bread is justly called his Body, as well because it is the figure of his true Body, as because it hath the lively vertue of it conjoyned to it, much more; but most especially, because it comprehendeth both.
It is therefore to be admired, what they mean, who will not suffer it to be called a figure, nor acknowledge any figure in the words of Institution, but contumeliously call those who own it, Figurative men, whereas it is manifest that all the Ancients did so call it. And indeed if there be no figure in it, it will be neither a sign nor Sacrament. So that those who traduce the maintainers of the other opinion as Sacramentaries, do indeed take away all Sacrament from it.
It is therefore to be admired, what they mean, who will not suffer it to be called a figure, nor acknowledg any figure in the words of Institution, but contumeliously call those who own it, Figurative men, whereas it is manifest that all the Ancients did so call it. And indeed if there be no figure in it, it will be neither a sign nor Sacrament. So that those who traduce the maintainers of the other opinion as Sacramentaries, do indeed take away all Sacrament from it.
There is yet another thing, which the Ancient Fathers acknowledging to