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 nor great:  neither mistrust we, or make doubt at all, but they will shortly be agreed.  And if there be any of them which have other opinion than is meet, we doubt not but ere it be long they will put apart all affections and names of parties, and that God will reveal it unto them:  so that by better considering and searching out of the matter, as once it came to pass in the Council of Chalcedon, all causes and seeds of dissension shall be thoroughly plucked up by the root, and be buried, and quite forgotten for ever.  Which God grant.