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A brief declaration of the Lords Supper, writtenA brief declaracion of the Lordes Supper, written
A brief declaration of the Lords Supper, written by the singular learned man, and most constant martyr of Jesus Christ, Nicholas Ridley Bishop of London prisoner in Oxford, a little before he suffered death for the true testimony of ChristA brief declaracion of the Lordes Supper, written by the syngular learned man, and most constaunt martir of Iesus Christ, Nicholas Ridley Bishop of London prisoner in Oxforde, a litel before he suffred deathe for the true testimonie of Christ
Emden: printed by E. van der Erve, 1555
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Now on the other side, if after the truth shall be truly tried out, it shall be found, that the substance of bread is the natural substance of the Sacrament, although for the change of the use, office and dignity of the bread, the bread in deed sacramentally is changed into the body of Christ, as the water in Baptism is sacramentally changed into the fountain of regeneration, & yet the natural substance thereof ⟨image 9⟩remaineth all one, as was before: if (I say) the true solution of that former question (whereupon all these controversies do hang) be, that the natural substance of bread, is the material substance in the Sacrament of Christs blessed body: than must it needs follow, of the former proposition (confessed of all that be named to be learned, so far as I do know, in England) which is, that there is but one material substance in the Sacrament of the body, and one only likewise in the Sacrament of the blood: that there is no such thing in deed and in truth, as they call Transubstantiation: for the substance of bread remaineth still in the Sacrament of the body: than also the natural substance of Christs humane nature, which he toke of the virgin Mary is in heaven, where it reigneth now in glory, and not here enclosed under the form of bread: than that godly honour, which is only due unto God the creator, may not be done unto the creature without idolatry and sacrilege, is not to be done unto the holy Sacrament.
Nowe on ye other syde, yf after the truthe shalbe truly tryed out, it shalbe founde, that the substaūce of bread is the naturall substaunce of the Sacrament, although for the chaunge of the vse, office and dignitie of ye bread, the bread in dede sacramentally is chaunged into the bodye of Christ, as the water in Baptisme is sacramētally chaū ged into the fountayne of regeneration, & yet the natural substaunce therof ⟨image 9⟩remayneth all one, as was before: yf (I say) the true solucion of that former question (whervpon al these controuersies do heng) be, that the naturall substaunce of bread, is the material substaunce in the Sacrament of Christes blessed body: than must it nedes folowe, of the former proposicion (confessed of all that be named to be learned, so farre as I do knowe, in Englande) which is, that ther is but one material substaunce in the Sacrament of the bodye, and one only lykewise in the Sacrament of the blood: that ther is no suche thing in dede and in truthe, as they call Transubstanciacion: for the substaunce of bread remayneth stil in the Sacrament of the bodye: than also the natural substaūce of Christes humane nature, which he toke of the virgine Mary is in heauē, where it reigneth nowe in glorie, and not here inclosed vnder the forme of bread: than that godly honour, which is only due vnto God ye creatour, may not be done vnto the creature without idolatrie and sacrilege, is not to be done vnto the holy Sacrament.