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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 can be more plain, or more clearly spoken, than are these places of S. Augustine before rehearsed, if men were not obstinately bent to maintain an untruth, & to receive nothing what so ever doth set it forth? Yet one place more of S. Augustine will I allege, which is very clear to this purpose, that Christs natural body is in heaven, and not here corporally in the Sacrament, and so let him depart. In his .50. treatise, which he writeth upon John, he teacheth plainly and clearly, how Christ ⟨image 38⟩being both God and man, is both here after a certain manner, and yet in heaven and not here in his natural body and substance, which he toke of the blessed virgin Mary: speaking thus of Christ and saying. By his divine Majesty, by his providence, and by his unspeakable & invisible grace, it is fulfilled which he spake: Behold I am with you unto the end of the world. But as concerning his flesh which he toke in his incarnation, as touching that which was borne of the virgin, as concerning that which was apprehended by the Jews & crucified upon a tree, and taken down from the cross, lapped in linen clothes, and buried, and rose again, and appeared after his resurrection, as concerning that flesh, he said: ye shall not ever have me with you. Why so? For as concerning his flesh, he was conversant with his disciples .xl. Days, and they accompanying, seeing, and not following him, he went up in to heaven, & is not here. By the presence of his divine majesty he did not depart: as concerning the presence of his divine majesty, which have Christ ever with us: but as concerning the presence of his flesh, he said truly to ⟨image 39⟩his disciples: Ye shall not ever have me with you. For as concerning the presence of his flesh, the church had him but a few days: now it holdeth him by faith, though it see him not.
What can be more playne, or more clearly spoken, than are these places of S. Augustine before rehearsed, if men were not obstinately bent to mayntene an vntruthe, & to receaue nothing what so euer dothe set it furthe? Yet one place more of S. Augustine will I allege, which is very cleare to this purpose, that Christes natural body is in heauen, and not here corporally in the Sacrament, and so let him departe. In his .50. treatise, which he wryteth vpon Iohn̄, he teacheth playnly and clearly, how Christ ⟨image 38⟩