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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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Now to Chrysostom,1 whom I bring for the second writer in the greek church. He speaking against the unholy using of mans body, which after S. Paul ought to be kept pure and holy, as the very temple of the holy ghost, sayeth thus:2 If it be a fault (sayeth he) to translate the hallowed vessels, in the which is contained not the true body of Christ, but the mystery of the body, to private uses: how much more offence is it to abuse and defile the vessels of our body?
Now to Chrisostome,1 whom I bring for the seconde wrytour in the greke churche. He speaking agaynst ye vnholy vsing of mānes body, which after S. Paule ought to be kept pure and holy, as the very tēple of the holy goost, sayeth thus:2 If it be a fault (sayeth he) to translate the holyed vesselles, in the which is conteyned not the true body of Christ, but the mysterie of the body, to priuate vses: how muche more offence is it to abuse and defile the vesselles of our body?
- 1Chrisosto.
- 2In opere imperfecto ho. 11. in Matth.
These be the words of Chrysostom. But I trow that here many foul shifts are devised, to defeat this place. The author (sayeth one) is suspected. I answer. But in this place never fault was found with him, unto these our days. And whether this author was John Chrysostom him self the Archbishop of Constantinople, or no: that is not the matter. For of all it is granted, that he was a writer of that age, and a man of great learning: so that it is manifest, that this which he writeth, was the received opinion of learned men in his days.