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Yet can I (sayeth the third papist) find out a fine & subtle solution for this place,¹ & grant all that yet is said, both allowing here the writer, & also that he meant of the vessels of the Lords table. For (sayeth he) the body of Christ is not contained in them, at the Lords table, as in a place, but as in a mystery. Is not this a pretty shift, and a mystical solution? But by the same solution than, Christs body is not in the Lords table, nor in the priests hands, nor in the pyx, and so is he here no where. For they will not say, that he is either here or there, as in a place. This answer pleaseth so well the maker, that he him self (after he had played with it a little while, and showed the finesse of his wit & eloquence therein) is content to give it over & say: but it is not to be thought, that Chrysostom would speak after this finesse or subtlety: and therefore he returneth again unto the second answer for his shore Anchor, which is sufficiently confuted before. An other short place of Chrysostom I will rehearse, which (if any indifferency may ⟨image 31⟩be heard) in plain terms setteth forth the truth of this matter. Before the bread (saieth Chrisostome Ad Cesariū Monachū) be hallowed, we call it bread, but the grace of God sanctifying it by the means of the priest, it is delivered now from the name of bread, and esteemeth worthy to be called Christs body, although the nature of bread tarry in it still. These be Chrysostoms words: wherein I pray you, what can be said or thought more plain against this error of transubstantiation,² than to declare, that the bread abideth so still? And yet to this so plain a place, some are not ashamed thus shamefully to elude it, saying: we grant, the nature of bread remaineth still thus, for that it may be seen, felt, and tasted: and yet the corporal substance of the bread therefore is gone, least two bodies should be confused together, & Christ should be thought impanate.

Yet can I (sayeth the thirde papist) fynde out a fyne & subtil solucion for this place,¹ & graunt all that yet is sayed, bothe allowing here the wrytour, & also that he ment of the vessels of the Lordes table. For (sayeth he) the body of Christ is not conteyned in them, at the Lordes table, as in a place, but as in a mysterie. Is not this a prety shifte, and a mystical solucion? But by the same solucion than, Christes body is not in the Lordes table, nor in the priestes handes, nor in the pixe, and so is he here no where. For they will not saye, that he is either here or ther, as in a place. This answer pleaseth so well the maker, that he hym self (after he had played with it a litel while, and shewed the fynesse of his wytte & eloquence therin) is content to geue it ouer & say: but it is not to be thought, that Chrisostome wolde speake after this fynesse or subtiltie: and therfore he returneth agayn vnto the seconde answer for his shoore Ancor, which is sufficiētly confuted before. An other shorte place of Chrisostome I will rehearse, which (if any indifferēcy maye