An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas

Of the fathers authority.

Of the fathers authoritie.

When they be beaten by the authority of Gods word, they ••e for help at the fathers authority. Let them make answer: Is this their opinion? when the priest hath spoken these words: This is my body, by and by the substance of the bread to be changed, or the substance thereof to vanish away (I ask the question, because yet they be not fully agreed there upon) & for it cometh the corporal body of Christ, with the same quality and quantity he was borne, lived and died in: so that there hangs in the air in the priests hands y• accidents and qualities of bread, without any substance, and so thus to be honoured ⟨p. cxxv⟩there of the people. In what apostles writings find they this doctrine? Or in what mans writings that followed the Apostles within .c.cc.ccc. cccc.ccccc.cccccc. yea. ccccccc. years. If they can show this in any authentical writer in any work that hath not been doubted of, I will believe as they do. But that it may be known unto you that the fathers were not of their opinion, I will propound unto you certain conjectures.

When they be beten by the autoritie of Gods worde, they ••e for helpe at the fathers authoritie. Let them make answer: Is thys theyr opinion? when the prieste hath spoken these wordes: Thys is my bodye, by and by the substaunce of the bread to be chaūged, or the substaūce therof to vanish away (I aske the question, because yet thei be not fully agreed ther vpon) & for it commeth the corporal bodye of Christe, wyth the same qualitie and quantitie he was borne, lyued and died in: so that ther hangs in the ayre in the priestes handes y• accidētes and qualities of bread, wythoute anye substaunce, and so thus to be honored ⟨p. cxxv⟩