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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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What contrariety and falsehood is in this answer, the simple man may easily perceive. Is not this a plain contrariety, to grant that the nature of bread remaineth so still, that it may be seen, felt, and tasted: & yet to say, the corporal substance is gone, to avoid ⟨image 31⟩absurdity of Christs impanation? And what manifest falsehood is this, to say or mean, that if the bread should remain still, than must follow the inconvenience of impanation? As though the very bread could not be a sacrament of Christs body (as water is of baptism) except Christ should unite the nature of bread to his nature, in unity of person, and make of the bread, God.
What contrarietie and falshead is in this answer, the symple man maie easily perceaue. Is not this a playne contrarietie, to graunt that the natur of bread remayneth so still, yt it maye be sene, felt, and tasted: & yet to saye, the corporal substaunce is gone, to auoide ⟨image 31⟩absurditie of Christes impanacion? And what manifest falshead is this, to saye or meane, that if the bread should remayne still, than must folowe the inconuenience of impanaciō? As though the very bread could not be a sacrament of Christes body (as water is of baptisme) except Christ should vnyte the nature of bread to his nature, in vnitie of persone, and make of the bread, God.
Now let us hear Theodoretus, which is the last of the three Greek authors.1 He writeth in his dialogue Contra Eutichen thus. He that calleth his natural body, corn, and bread: and also named him self a vine tree: even he the same hath honoured the Symbols (that is the sacramental signs) with the names of his body and blood, 2not changing in deed the nature it self, but adding grace unto the nature.