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The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously…The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously…
The institutions of Christian religion, written by the reverend father, M. John Calvin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunny Bachelor of divinity; and translated into English by Edward MayThe institutions of Christian religion, written by the reuerend father, M. Iohn Caluin, compendiously abridged by Edmond Bunnie Bachellour of diuinitie; and translated into English by Edward May
London: printed for William Norton, 1580
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14 Hereupon came forth the error of transubstantiation feigned against the scripture and old consent, but many have used the word of conversion, but in the sense which admitteth no transubstantiation, neither can the signification of the Supper otherwise agree,1 except the substance of the outward signs remain, for there must be visible bread used for a mean, whereby that spiritual bread may be figured, which in the scripture is mentioned.
14 Herevpon came forth the error of trāsubstantiatiō fained against ye scripture and old consent, but many haue vsed the word of cōuersion, but in ye sense which admitteth no transubstantiatiō, neither can the signification of the Supper otherwise agrée,1 except the substāce of the outward signes remaine, for there must be visible bread vsed for a meane, wherby that spirituall bread may be figured, which in the scripture is mentioned.
15 This also did help very much to drive them into this error: that consecration was as much among them, as Magical enchantment, not knowing in the mean while this principle, that the bread is a Sacrament, to none but to men, to whom the word is directed: ⟨image 259⟩their starting hole which they take out of the word of Moses & place of Jeremiah, is of no weight. The water springing out of the Rock in the desert was to the fathers a token and sign of the same thing which the wine doeth figure to us in the Supper,