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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 do say, that when the hole sentence was finished, than this change was perfected, and not before: they can not say, but yet Christs (this) in the beginning of the sentence before the other words were fully pronounced, was bread in deed. But as yet the change was not done, & so long the bread must needs remain, and so long with the universal consent of all transubstantiators, the natural substance of Christs body can not come: and therefore must their (this) of necessity demon strate & show the substance, which was as yet in the pronouncing of the first word (this) by Christ, but bread. But how can they make and verify Christs words to be true, demonstrating ⟨image 24⟩the substance which in the demonstration is but bread, and say thereof, This is my body: that is (as they say) the natural substance of Christs body: except they would say, that the verb (is) signifieth is made, or is changed in to. And so than if the same verb (is) be of the same effect in Christs words spoken upon the cup, and rehearsed by Luke & Paul: the cup or the wine in the cup must be made or turned in to the new testament, as was declared before.
and doo saye, that whan the hole sentence was finished, than this chaūge was perfected, and not before: they cā not saye, but yet Christes (this) in the begynnyng of the sentence before the other wordes were fully pronounced, was bread in dede. But as yet ye chaunge was not done, & so long the bread must nedes remayne, and so long wt the vniuersal cōsent of al transubstaū ciatours, the naturall substaunce of Christes body can not come: and therfore must their (this) of necessite demō strate & shewe the substaunce, which was as yet in the pronoūceing of the furst worde (this) byChrist, but bread. But how can they make and verifie Christes wordes to be true, demonstrating ⟨image 24⟩the substaunce which in the demonstracion is but bread, and saye therof, This is my body: yt is (as they saye) the natural substaunce of Christes body: except they wold saye, that ye verbe (is) signifieth is made, or is chaunged in to. And so thā if the same verbe (is) be of ye same effecte in Christes wordes spoken vpō the cuppe, and rehearsed by Luke & Paule: the cuppe or the wyne in the cuppe must be made or turned in to the newe testamēt, as was declared before.