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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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The rules whereby the speech is known, when it is figurative,1 & whereby it is none, S. Augustine in his book De doctrina christiana, giveth diverse learned lessons, very necessary to be known of the students in God's word. Of the which, one I will rehearse which is this. If (sayeth he) the scripture doth seem to command a thing, which is wicked or ungodly: or to forbid a thing that charity doth require, than know thou (sayeth he) that the speech is figurative. And for example he bringeth the saying of Christ, in the .6. chap. of S. Jo. Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, & drink his blood, ye can not have life in you: it seemeth to command a wicked or an ungodly thing. Wherefore it is a figurative speech, commanding to have communion & fellowship with Christs passion, & devoutly & wholesomely to lay up in memory, that his flesh was crucified and wounded for us.
The rules wherby ye speche is knowen, whan it is figuratiue,1 & wherby it is none, S. Augustine in his boke De doctrina christiana, geueth diuerse learned lessons, very necessarie to be knowen of ye studentes in Goddes worde. Of the which, one I will rehearse which is thys. If (sayeth he) the scripture dothe seme to commaūde a thing, which is wicked or vngodlye: or to forbidde a thing that charitie dothe require, than knowe thou (sayeth he) that the speche is figuratiue. And for exāple he bringeth the sayeng of Christ, in ye .6. chap. of S. Io. Except ye eate the fleshe of the sōne of mā, & drinke his blood, ye can not haue lyfe in you: it semeth to cō maunde a wicked or an vngodly thing. Wherfore it is a figuratiue speche, cō maūding to haue cōmuniō & felowship wt Christes passiō, & deuoutly & holsomlye to laye vp in memorie, that his fleshe was crucified and wounded for vs.
- 1Aug. De Doc. christiana, li. 3. ca. 16.
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