fortable Doctrine of the Gospel and the Traditions of the Popish Religion. Ibid, VII. An Account of a Disputation held at Oxford, A. D. 1554. Pr. I never yet sithens I was born.-Prodit Latine cura Gilb. Ironside. Oxon. 1688, 4to. VIII. The Way of Peace among all Protestants, being a Letter sent by him to Bishop Hooper, with Observations upon it.-Lond. 1688, 4to. 3 A Letter of Reconciliation written to Bishop Hooper.Lond. by Samuel Johnson, 1689, 4to. IX. De Abominationibus Sedis Romanæ et Pontificum Romanorum. Strype in Vita Cranmeri, p. 343. X. Annotationes in Tonstalli libros de Transubstantiatione. Ibid. 'Collectanea ex Evangeliis et D. Paulo, tribus doctoribus Ecclesiæ Græcæ, sc. Origene, Chrysostomo et Theodoreto, et tribus Ecclesiæ Latinæ, sc. Tertulliano, Augustino et Gelasio de verbis Institutionis Cœnæ Dominicæ figurative intelligendis. Ibid. XI. Tres positiones de sacrificio missæ expiatorio. Ibid. (same as VII, but in Latin). XII. Epistolas ad Fratres in diversis carceribus. Ibid. XIII. De Electione et Prædestinatione. Ibid. p. 350. Vide Literas Martyr. in Bibl. Emman. Cant. fol. 70. XIV. Judicium ejus de epistolis decretalibus, sc. Clementis, Anacleti, Luciani et Pontiani, et aliorum vetustissimorum pontificum. Pr. Ego censeo sane esse supposititias. MSS. Bibl. Emman. Cant. 1. c. finit ita: Hæc esse respondenda censeo Bradfordo meo ad suam Quæstionem de auctoritate harum epistolarum. XV. Annotationes in duas Watsoni conciones quadrigesimales coram regina. MSS. ibidem. XVI. Certain Matters wherein Stephen Gardiner dif3 Same as No. VIII. Same as No. III. fereth from others of the Papists, and from himself, as touching the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Pr. Other say that the body.-Fox, 1 Ed. p. 1384. 'Answer to M. Ant. Constantius. Ibid. Ibid. p. 1503. XVII. Articles to be Enquired of in the Visitation of the Diocese of London, 1550. Concil. M. Brit. et Hib. tom. iv. p. 60. seq. XVIII. Injunctions given at the Visitation of the Diocese of London, 1550. Burnet Hist. Reform. tom. ii. App. n. 52. XIX. His Letter to the Preachers within the Diocese of London, setting out the Sins of that time. Ibid. n. 58. XX. His Letter to the Protector concerning the Visitation of the University of Cambridge. Ibid. n. 59. XXI. Diverse Letters. Strype in Vita Grindall, 19. Id. in Vita Cranmer, Ap. lxxxvi. Id. in Vita Parker, 29. Fox, 1464, 1504, 1724. MSS. Epist. Martyr. in Bibl. Emm. Coll. Cant. MSS. C. C. C. C. Miscell. i. 4012. 1 Same as No. IV. 2 Of these, the works numbered I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. XI. XII. XIV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. have been preserved, and are given in this Edition; those numbered IX. X. XIII. and XV. have unhappily perished. 7 A BRIEF DECLARACION Of the Lordes Supper, written by the singular learned man, and most constaunt martir of Jesus Christ: Nicholas Rydley Bishop of London, prisoner in Oxforde, a little before he suffered deathe for the true testimonye of Christ. Roma. 8. For thy sake are we killed all dayt long, and are compted as shepe appointed to be slayne. Nevertheless in all these things we overcome through him that lo= bed us. Anno 1555. TO THE READER. UNDERSTAND, good reader, that this great clerk and blessed martyr Bishop Nicholas Ridley sought not (by setting forth this notable godly piece of learned work) the vain glory of the world, nor temporal friendship of men for his present advancement, much less he hunted hereby for Bishoprics and benefices, as all his adversaries (the enemies of Christ's truth and ordinance) the papists commonly do: but, having consideration of the great charge of souls committed unto him, and of the account thereof which the justice of God would require at his hands, intending therewithal to be found blameless in the great day of the Lord, seeing he was put apart to defend the gospel; he not only forsook lands, goods, world, friends, and himself withal, and testified the truth specified in this book by his learned mouth, in the presence of the world, but also (to leave a sure monument and lovetoken unto his flock) he hath registered it by his own pen in this form ensuing, and sealed it up with his blood. Forasmuch, then, as he hath approved himself no vain disputer, no weathercock, no hypocrite; seeing he hath willingly given his life for the truth; and inasmuch also as his love and most constant Christian conscience speaketh freely unto thee, gentle reader, I beseech thee, for Christ's sake and thine own, lend him thine indifferent heart and patient |