Chapter 7: The Arguments Against Transubstantiation
of God must still retain its power and force which remaineth not, if transubstantiation be taken away.
Ambrose in his Treatise De Sacramentis saith, that by the operation of the word of God the bread and wine remain as they be, and yet be changed into another thing. Which words Algerius, a late writer, in the first book which he made of this sacrament, the seventh chapter, expoundeth that bread and wine remain as touching the accidents, but are changed into another or into a better thing as touching the substance.
Chapter 7:
The Arguments Against Transubstantiation But now let us see by what arguments on the other part this opinion is overthrown. First, the holy scripture teacheth that there is bread, therefore it is not true that the substance thereof is converted into another thing. The Evangelists say, that Christ took bread, brake it, and gave it to His disciples.
And Paul five times made mention of bread: Is not the bread which we break, the participation of the body of Christ? And, We be all one bread and one body, which do participate of one bread. Also, How often soever ye eat of this bread, ye shall show the Lord's death until His coming. Again,
Whosoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Lastly: Let a man try himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.
These things, seeing they be plain and manifest, therefore if an angel from heaven shall preach otherwise, let him be accursed. Verily I might allege that which is oftentimes said as touching the breaking of bread, but because
I see that it may be otherwise understood (as though it should be spoken of the unclean and common meat: as in Isaiah the 58th chapter: Break thy