uantity
in the Sacrament; some other again say nay. That there be others of them
which say Christ did consecrate with a certain Divine power: some, that
he did the same with His blessing: some again that say, He did it with
uttering five solemn chosen words: and some, with rehearsing the same
words afterward again. Some will have it, that, when Christ did speak
those five words, the material wheaten bread was pointed by this
demonstrative pronoun _hoc_: some had rather have, that a certain _vagum
individuum_, as they term it, was meant thereby. Again, others there be
that say dogs and mice may truly and in very deed eat the body of Christ;
and others again there be that steadfastly deny it. There be others,
which say, that the very accidents of bread and wine may nourish: others
again there be which say, how that the substance of bread doth return
again. What need I say more? It were overlong and tedious to reckon up
all things. So very uncertain, and full of controversies, is yet the
whole form of these men's religion and doctrine, even amongst themselves,
from whence it did first spring and begin. For hardly at any time do
they well agree between themselves: except it be peradventure as, in
times past, the Pharisees and Sadducees; or as Herod and Pilate did
accord against Christ.

They were best, therefore, to go and set peace at home rather among their
own selves. Of a truth, unity and concord doth best become religion: yet
is not unity the sure and certain mark whereby to know the Church of God.
For there was the greatest consent that might be amongst them that
worshipped the golden calf; and among them which with one voice jointly
cried against our Saviour Jesus Christ, "Crucify Him." Neither, because
the Corinthians were unquieted with private dissensions: or because Paul
did square with Peter, or Barnabas with Paul: or, because the Christians,
upon the very beginning of the Gospel, were at mutual discord touching
some one matter or other, may we therefore think there was no Church of
God amongst them. And as for those persons, whom they upon spite call
Zuinglians and Lutherians, in very deed they of both sides be Christians,
good friends and brethren. They vary not betwixt themselves upon the
principles and foundations of our religion, nor as touching God, nor
Christ, nor the Holy Ghost, nor of the means of justification, nor yet
everlasting life, but upon one only question, which is neither weighty
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