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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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1There be some among the Transubstantiators, which walk so wilily and so warily between these two aforesaid opinions, allowing them both, and holding plainly neither of them both, that me thinks, they may be called Neutrals, Ambidexters, or rather such as can shift on both sides. They play on both parts. For with the later, they do allow the doctrine of the last syllable, which is that transubstantiation is done by miracle in an instant, at the sound of the last syllable (um) in this sentence, Hoc est corpus meum. And they do allow also Duns his fantastical imagination of Individuum vagum, that demonstrateth ⟨image 24⟩as he teacheth, in Christs words, one thing in substance, than being (after his mind) the substance of the body of Christ.
1Ther be som among the Transubstanciatours, which walke so wylylie and so warely betwene these two aforesaid opiniones, allowing them bothe, and holding playnly nother of them bothe, that me thynkes, they may be called Neutralles, Ambodexters, or rather suche as can shifte on bothe sydes. They plaie on bothe partes. For with the later, they do allowe the doctrine of the last sillable, which is that transubstanciacion is done by myracle in an instaunt, at ye sounde of the last sillable (um) in this sentence, Hoc est corpus meum. And they doo alowe also Duns his fantastical imaginaciō of Indiuiduum vagum, that demōstrateth ⟨image 24⟩as he teacheth, in Christes wordes, one thing in substaunce, than being (after his mynde) the substaunce of the body of Christ.
- 1Gardiner a Neutral or Jack of both Sides.Gardiner a Neutral or Iacke of bothe Sydes.
A marvellous thing, how any man can agree with both these two, they being so contrary the one to the other. For the one sayeth, the word (this) demonstrateth the substance of bread: and the other sayeth, no not so, the bread is gone, and it demonstrateth a substance which is Christs body.