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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 kind of oblation standeth upon Transubstantiation his cousin germane, and they do grow both upon one ground.1 The lord weed it out of his vineyard shortly (if it be his blessed will & pleasure) the bitter root. To speak of this oblation, how much is it injurious unto Christs passion? ⟨image 21⟩How it can not, but with high blasphemy and heinous arrogance, & intolerable pride, be claimed of any man, other than of Christ him self? how much and how plainly it repugneth unto the manifest words, the true sense and meaning of holy scripture in many places,2 especially in the epistle to the Hebrews: the matter is so long, and other have written in it at large, that my mind is now, not to entreat thereof any further. For only in this my scribbling, I intend to search out and set forth by the scriptures (according to God's gracious gift of my poor knowledge) whether the true sense and meaning of Christs words in the institution of his holy supper, do require any Transubstantiation, as they call it: or that the very substance of bread and wine do remain still in the Lords supper and be the material substance of the holy Sacrament of Christ our saviour's blessed body and blood.3 Yet there remaineth one vain Quiddity of Duns in this matter, that which because some that write now do seem to like it so well, that they have stripped him out of Dunces dusty and dark terms, ⟨image 21⟩and pricked him and painted him in fresh colours of an eloquent stile: & may therefore deceive the more, except the error be warily eschewed.
This kynde of oblacion standeth vponTransubstanciacion his cousyn germayne, and they doo growe bothe vpō one groūde.1 The lord wede it out of his vineyard shortly (if it be his blessed wil & pleasure) ye bitter roote. To speake of this oblaciō, how muche is it iniurious vnto Christes passion? ⟨image 21⟩