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An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet JonahAn ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas
An oversight, and deliberation upon the holy prophet Jonah: made, and uttered before the kings majesty, and his most honourable council, by John Hopper in lent last past. Comprehended in sieve[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.An ouersight, and deliberacion vpon the holy prophete Ionas: made, and vttered before the kynges maiestie, and his moost honorable councell, by Ihon Hoper in lent last past. Comprehended in seue[n] sermons. Anno. M.D.L.
London: printed by John Daye, 1550London: printed by Ihon Daye, 1550
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But here we will pause and deliberate a while upon this recantation, ⟨p. cxxxi⟩and scan it a little. In this recantation (mark it) is no mention made of transubstantiation, but the bread and the wine are called the body and blood of Christ, and that the same are touched with the hands of the priest, broken, & torn with the teeth of the faithful. This sentence is not admitted now a days among our scholastical divines. Yea the gloss upon the same Canon, saith: (read the place) There is more danger of heresy in Berengatius words, than was in Berengarius him self.
But here we wyll pause and deliberat a while vpon this recātacion, ⟨p. cxxxi⟩and scanne it a lytle. In this recātacion (marke it) is no mencion made of trāsubstanciacion, but the bread and the wyne are called the bodye and blud of Christe, and that the same are touched wyth the handes of the prieste, broken, & torne with ye teth of ye faithful. This sentence is not admitted now a dayes among our scholastical diuines. Yea the glose vpon the same Canone, sayth: (read the place) Ther is more daūger of heresy in Berengatius words, thē was in Berengarius hym selfe.
That recantation of Berengarius sent the Pope into all the cities of Italy, Germany, & France. But this religion could not be well accepted, ⟨image 141⟩nor judged to be good of all m• though Hildebrand the monk and sorcerer confirmed it. Anno. m.lxxix. Wherefore they excogitated, & dreamed out transubstantiation, the which opinion helped forth the monks of Benedict's order, in their Sermons. And because this new and wicked doctrine of transubstantiation could not be received and admitted of all men, After two hundred years almost, Innocentius the third confirmed it in the council of Lateran. Anno. M.CC.xv. some time being a doctor of Paris. And that this wicked doctrine might take the sooner place, he bound men to auricular confession, wherein they persuaded men to what they pleased.