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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 here I can not but marvel at some men,1 surely of much excellent finesse of wit, & of great eloquence, that are not ashamed to write & say, that this aforesaid saying of Christ is after S. Austin a figurative speech in deed: ⟨image 19⟩howbeit not unto the learned, but to the unlearned. Here let any man that but indifferently understandeth the latin tongue, read the place in S. Austen: & if he perceive not clearly S Augustine's words & mind to be contrary, let me abide thereof the rebuke.
And here I can not but maruel at some men,1 surely of muche excellēt fynesse of wyt, & of great eloquēce, that are not ashamed to wryte & say, yt this aforesaid sayeng of Christ is after S. Austin a figuratiue speche in dede: ⟨image 19⟩howbeit not vnto the learned, but to the vnlearned. Here let any man that but indifferently vnderstandeth the latine tongue, read the place in S. Austen: & if he perceaue not clearly S Augustines wordes & mynde to be cō trary, let me abyde therof the rebuke.
- 1Gardiner in his answers to the 161. &. 22• objection. Note.Gardiner in his answers to the 161. &. 22• obiection. Note.
This lesson of S. Augustine I have therefore the rather set forth, because it teacheth us to understand that place in John figuratively. Even so surely the same lesson with the example of S. Augustine's expositions thereof, teacheth us not only by the same, to understand Christs words in the institution of the Sacrament both of his body and of his blood figuratively, but also the very true meaning and understanding of the same. For if to command to eat the flesh of the son of man, and to drink his blood seemeth to command an inconvenience and an ungodliness, and is even so in deed, if it be understandē as the words do stand in their proper signification: and therefore must be understanden figuratively & spiritually, as S. Augustine doth godly and learnedly interpret them: Than surely Christ commanding in his