A brief declaration of the Lords Supper, writtenA brief declaracion of the Lordes Supper, written

Name: A brief declaration of the Lords Supper, written
Author: Nicholas Ridley

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

Nicholas Ridley 1500?–1555Emden: printed by E. van der Erve, 1555

[80] p. · 15k words · STC 21046 · ESTC S115973

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The sacramental bread is the mystical body,¹ and so it is called in scripture▪ 1. Cor. 10. as it is called the natural body of Christ. But Christs mystical body is the congregation of christians. Now no man was ever so fond, as to say, that that sacramental bread is transubstantiated and changed in to the substance of the congregation. Wherefore no man should likewise think, or say, that the bread is transubstantiated & changed in to the natural substance of Christs humane nature.

The sacramental bread is the mysticall body,¹ and so it is called in scripture▪ 1. Cor. 10. as it is called the natural body of Christ. But Christes mystical body is the congregacion of christianes. Now nomā was euer so fonde, as to saye, that that sacramētal bread is transubstanciated and chaunged in to the substaunce of the congregaciō. Wherfore no man should likewise thinke, or saye, yt ye bread is trāsubstā ciated & chaūged in to ye natural substaunce of Christes humayne nature.

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But my mind is not here to writ what may be gathered out of scriptures ⟨image 14⟩for this purpose, but only to note here briefly, those which seem unto me, to be the most plain places. Therefore contented to have spoken thus much of the sacramental bread, I will now speak a little of the Lords cup.

But my mynde is not here to wryt what maye be gathered out of scriptures

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