A68658:57
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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Origene in the .11. Homily Super Leviticum, sayeth, that there is also even in the four Gospels, and not only in the old Testament, a letter (meaning a literal sense) which killeth. For if thou follow (sayeth he) the letter in that saying: Except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, & drink his blood. &c. This letter doth kill. If in that place the letter doth kill, wherein is commaū dead the eating of Christs flesh: than surely in those words of Christ, ⟨image 29⟩wherein Christ commandeth us to eat his body, the literal sense thereof likewise doth kill. For it is no less crime but even the same and all one in the literal sense, to eat Christs body, & to eat Christs flesh. Wherefore if the one do kill, except it be understanden figuratively and spiritually: than the other surely doth kill likewise. But that to eat Christs flesh doth kill so understanden, Origene affirmeth plainly in his words above rehearsed: Wherefore it can not be justly denied, but to eat Christs body literally understanden, must needs (after him) kill likewise.
Origene in the .11. Homilie Super Leuiticum, sayeth, that ther is also euen in the foure Gospelles, and not onlye in the olde Testament, a lettre (meanyng a literall sense) which kylleth. For yf thou folowe (sayeth he) ye lettre in that sayeng: Except ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man, & drinke his blood. &c. This lettre dothe kill. Yf in that place the lettre dothe kil, wherin is cōmaū ded the eating of Christes fleshe: than surelye in those wordes of Christe, ⟨image 29⟩wherin Christ cōmaundeth vs to eate his body, the literal sense therof likewise dothe kill. For it is no lesse crime but euen the same and all one in the literal sense, to eate Christes bodye, & to eate Christes fleshe. Wherfore if the one doo kil, except it be vnderstanden figuratiuely and spiritually: than the other surely dothe kill likewise. But that to eate Christes fleshe dothe kil so vnderstanden, Origene affirmeth playnly in his wordes aboue rehearsed: Wherfore it can not be iustly denyed, but to eate Christes body literally vnderstanden, must nedes (after hym) kill likewise.