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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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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 ⟨image 19⟩last supper to eat his body, and to drink his blood, seemed to command in sound of words, as great and even the same inconvenience and ungodliness, as did his words in the .6. chap. of S. John: and therefore must even by the same reason, be likewise understanden and expounded figuratively & spiritually, as S. Augustine did the other: Whereunto that exposition of S. Augustine may seem to be the more mere, for that Christ in his supper, to the commandment of eating and drinking of his body & blood addeth, Do this in the remembrance of me. Which words surely were the key, that opened & revealed the spiritual and godly exposition unto S. Augustine.
This lessō of S. Augustine I haue therfore the rather set furthe, bicause it teacheth vs to vnderstāde that place in Iohn̄ figuratyuely. Euen so surely the same lesson with the example of S. Augustines exposiciones therof, teacheth vs not only by the same, to vnderstande Christes wordes in the institucion of the Sacrament bothe of his body and of his blood figuratyuely, but also the very true meanyng and vnderstanding of the same. For if to commaunde to eate the fleshe of the sonne of man, and to drinke his blood semeth to commaunde an inconueniēce and an vngodlynesse, and is euen so in dede, if it be vnderstandē as the wordes doo stāde in their propre significacion: and therfore must be vnderstanden figuratyuely & spiritually, as S. Augustine dothe godly and learnedly interprete them: Than surely Christ commaunding in his ⟨image 19⟩last supper to eate his body, and to drinke his blood, semed to cōmaunde in sounde of wordes, as great and euen the same inconuenience and vngodlinesse, as did his wordes in the .6. chap. of S. Iohn̄: and therfore must euen by the same reason, be lykewise vnderstanden and expounded figuratyuely & spiritually, as S. Augustine did the other: Wherunto that exposicion of S. Augustine may seme to be the more mere, for that Christ in his supper, to the commaundement of eating and drinking of his body & blood addeth, Doo this in the remēbraunce of me. Which wordes surely were the keye, that opened & reuealed the spirituall and godly exposicion vnto S. Augustine.