Rid. My Lord, you know that where any equivocation (which is a word having two significations) is, except distinction be given, no direct answer can be made: for it is one of Aristotle's fallacies, containing two questions under one, the which cannot be satisfied with one answer. For both you and I agree herein, that in the sacrament is the very true and natural body and blood of Christ, even that which was borne of the Virgin Mary,1 which ascended into heaven, which sitteth on the right hand of God the Father, which shall come from thence to judge the quick and the dead, only we differ in modo:2 in the way and manner of being: we confess all one thing to be in the sacrament, and dissent in the manner of being there. I being fully by Gods word thereunto persuaded, confess Christs natural body to be in the sacrament in deed by spirit and grace, because that whosoever receiveth worthily that bread and wine, receiveth effectually Christs body and drinketh his blood, that is, he is, made effectually partaker of his Passion: and you make a grosser kind of being, enclosing a natural, a lively and moving body under the shape or form of bread and wine.
Now, this difference considered, to the question thus I answer:3 that in the sacrament of the altar is the natural body and blood of Christ verè & realiter, in deed and really, if you take these terms in deed and really for spiritually by grace and efficacy: for so every worthy receiver receiveth the very true body of Christ: but if you mean really and in deed, so that thereby you would include a lively and a movable body under the forms of bread and wine, then in that sense is not Christs body in the sacrament really and in deed.
This answer taken and penned of the Notaries, the Bishop of Lincoln proposed the second question or Article. To whom he answered.
Rid. My Lorde, you know that where anye aequiuocation (whiche is a woorde hauyng two significations) is, excepte distinction bee geuen, no direct aunswere can bee made: for it is one of Aristotles fallacies, containing two questions vnder one, the whiche cannot bee satisfied with one aunswere. For both you and I agree herein, that in the sacrament is the verye true and naturall bodye and bloud of Christ, euen that whiche was borne of the Uirgine Marye,1 whiche ascended into heauen, whiche sitteth on the right hand of God the Father, which shall come frō thence to iudge the quicke and the dead, onely we differ in modo:2 in the way and maner of being: we confesse all one thing to be in the sacrament, and dissent in the maner of being there. I being fully by Gods word thereunto perswaded, confesse Christes naturall body to be in the sacrament in deede by spirite and grace, because that whosoeuer receiueth worthely that bread and wine, receiueth effectuously Christes body and drinketh his bloud, that is, he is, made effectually partaker of hys Passion: and you make a grosser kynde of being, enclosing a natuall, a lyuely and mouing body vnder the shape or forme of breade and wyne.
Now, this difference considered, to the question thus I aunswere:3 that in the sacrament of the altar is the naturall body and bloud of Christ verè & realiter, in deede and really, if you take these termes in deed and really for spiritually by grace and efficacy: for so euery worthy receyuer receiueth the very true body of Christe: but if you meane really and in deede, so that therby you woulde include a liuely and a mouable body vnder the formes of bread and wyne, then in that sense is not Christes body in the sacrament really and in deede.
This aunswere taken and penned of the Notaryes, ye Boshop of Lincolne proposed the second question or Article. To whome he aunswered.
- 1•. Questions under one.•. Questions vnder one.
- 2The Papists & Protestants in granting the presence do agree• only in the manner of being they differ. How Christs body is effectually received in the Sacrament.The Papistes & Protestantes in graunting the presence do agree• onely in the maner of being they differ. How Christes body is effectuously receaued in the Sacramēt.
- 3How Christ may be granted to be really in the Sacrament, and how not.How Christ may be graunted to be really in the Sacramēt, and how not.
