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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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Than also the wicked, I mean the impenitent murderer, adulterer, ⟨image 10⟩or such like, do not receive the natural substance of the blessed body & blood of Christ. Finally than doth it follow, ye Christs blessed body & blood, which was once only offered & shed upon the cross, being available for the sins of all the hole world, is offered up no more, in the natural substance thereof, neither by the priest nor any other thing But here before we go any further to search in this matter, & to wade (as it were) to search & try out (as we may) the truth hereof in the scripture, it shall do well by the way, to know, whether they that thus make answer & solution unto the former principal question, do take away simply and absolutely the presence of Christs body & blood, from the Sacrament ordained by Christ, and duly ministered according to his holy ordinance and institution of the same. Undoubtedly they do deny that utterly, either so to say, or so to mean. Hereof if any man do or will doubt, the books which are written already in this matter of them, that thus do answer, will make the matter plain.
Than also the wicked, I meane the impenitēt murtherour, aduouterour, ⟨image 10⟩or suche like, do not receaue the natural substaūce of ye blessed body & blood of Christ. Finally thā dothe it folowe, ye Christes blessed body & blood, which was once only offred & shedde vpō the crosse, being auaileable for the sinnes of al the hole worlde, is offred vp nomore, in'the natural substaūce therof, nother by ye priest nor any other thing But here before we go any further to searche in this mater, & to wade (as it were) to search & trye out (as we may) ye truthe hereof in the scripture, it shall do wel by the way, to knowe, whether they that thus make answere & solucion vnto the former principal questiō, do take awaye symplie and absolutly the presence of Christes body & blood, from the Sacrament ordayned by Christ, and duely ministred according to his holy ordinaunce and instituciō of the same. Undoubtedly they doo denye that vtterlye, either so to saye, or so to meane. Hereof yf any man do or will doubt, the bookes which are writtē already in this mater of them, that thus doo answere, will make the mater playne.