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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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I do protest also due obedience & submission of my judgement in this my writing, and in all other mine affairs unto those of Christs church, which be truly learned in God's holy word, gathered in Christs name, and guided by his spirit. After this protestation,1 I do plainly affirm and say, that the second answer made unto the chief question and principal point, I am persuaded to be the very true meaning and sense of God's holy word: that is, that the natural substance of bread and wine is the true material substance of the holy sacrament of the blessed body & blood of our saviour Christ: and the places ⟨image 12⟩of scripture, whereupon this my faith is grounded, be these, both concerning the sacrament of the body, & also of the blood.
I doo proteste also due obedience & submission of my iudgement in this my wryting, and in all other myne affaires vnto those of Christes church, which be truly learned in Goddes holy worde, gathered in Christes name, and guided by his spirite. After this protestacion,1 I doo playnly affirme and saye, yt the seconde answer made vnto the chief question and principal poynt, I am persuaded to be the very true meanyng and sense of Goddes holy worde: that is, that the naturall substaunce of bread and wyne is the true material substaunce of the holy sacrament of the blessed body & blood of our saueour Christ: and the places ⟨image 12⟩of scripture, whervpon this my faithe is groūded, be these, bothe cōcerning ye sacramēt of ye body, & also of ye blood.
- 1Answer to the chief question
First let us repeat the beginning of the institution of the Lords supper, wherein all the three evangelists, and S. Paul almost in words do agree, saying that Jesus toke bread, gave than kes, brake, and gave it to the disciples, saying. Take, eat, this is my body. Here it appeareth plainly, that Christ calleth very bread, his body. For that which he toke, was very bread. In this all men do agree. And that which he toke, after he had given thanks, he brake: and that which he toke and brake, he gave to his disciples: & that which he toke, brake, and gave to his disciples, he said him self of it: This is my body. So it appeareth plainly, that Christ called very bread his body. But very bread cannot be his body in very substance thereof: