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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All that put & affirm this change of the substance of bread & wine in to the substance of Christs body and blood (called Transubstantiation) do also say this change to be made by a certain form of prescript words and non other.¹ But what they be that ⟨image 15⟩make the change, either of the one or of the other,² undoubtedly even they that do write most finely in these our days, almost confess plainly, that they can not tell. For although they grant, to certain of the old authors, as Chrysostom and Ambrose: that these words (This is my body) are the words of consecration of the sacrament of the body: yet say they, these words may well be so called, because they do assure us of the consecration thereof, whether it be done before these words be spoken or no.

All that put & affirme this chaunge of ye substaunce of bread & wyne in to the substaunce of Christes bodye and blood (called Transubstanciacion) doo also say this chaunge to be made by a certain forme of prescripte wordes and non other.¹ But what they be that ⟨image 15⟩make the chaunge, either of the one or of the other,² vndoubtedly euē they that doo write most fynely in these our dayes, almost confesse playnlye, that they can not tell. For although they graunt, to certayn of the olde autors, as Crysostome and Ambrose: that these wordes (This is my body) are the wordes of consecracion of the sacrament of the body: yet saye they, these wordes maye well be so called, bicause they doo assure vs of the consecracion therof, whether it be done before these wordes be spoken or no.

1The papists affirm they wot not whatThe papistes affirme they wotte not what
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