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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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And this shall be my third argument grounded upon Christs own words.1 The natural substance of the sacramental wine remaineth still, and is the material substance of the sacrament of the blood of Christ: Therefore it is like wise so in the Sacramental bread.
And this shalbe my thrid argumēt groūded vpō Christes owne wordes.1 The natural substaunce of the sacramental wyne remayneth still, and is ye material substaūce of the sacrament of ye blood of Christ: Therfore it is like wise so in ye Sacramental bread.
- 1The. 3. Argument.The. 3. Argumēt.
I know that he that is of a contrary opinion, will deny the former part of mine Argument. But I will prove it thus, by the plain words of Christ him self, both in Matthew and in Mark. Christs words are these: after the words said upon the cup. I say unto you (sayeth Christ) I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine tree, until I shall drink that new in my fathers kingdom. Here note how Christ calleth plainly his cup the fruit of the vine tree. But the fruit of the vine tree is very natural wine. Wherefore the natural substance of the wine doth remain still in the Sacrament of Christs blood. ⟨image 15⟩And here in speaking of the Lords cup, it cometh unto my remembrance the vanity of Innocentius his fantastical invention, which by Pauls words I did confute before, & here did promise somewhat more to speak, & that is this. If the transubstantiation be made by this word (Blessed) in Mark said upon the bread, as Innocentius that pope did say: Than surely seeing that word is not said of Christ, neither in any of the evangelists nor in S. Paul upon the cup: There is no transubstantiation of the wine at all. For where the cause doth fail, there can not follow the effect. But the sacramental bread & the sacramental wine do both remain in their natural substance alike, and if the one be not changed, as of the sacramental wine it appeareth evidently: than there is no such transubstantiation in neither of them both,