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Volume 7 – The Oxford Treatise and Disputation on the Eucharist, 1549

Joseph C. McLelland, trans. & ed.

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Among the most polemical of Martyr’s works, the texts presented here are part of the turbulent period in England during the times of Edward VI and Archbishop Cranmer. Along with his account of the Disputation, Martyr published a Treatise that provides systematic treatment of the arguments, biblical and patristic in source, with transubstantiation the target. There is a wealth of information about the state of the realm, the choice of patristic authorities, the nature of Martyr’s objections to the traditional doctrine, and his proposed alternative.

Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562) is considered to be one of the most important Italian reformers of the early modern period. Martyr is the subject of renewed interest for historical and theological scholars. The Peter Martyr Library, a series of critical English translations of the chief works of Peter Martyr Vermigli, allows his own words in context to speak for themselves.

Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, Vol. 56

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Joseph C. McLelland, trans. & ed.

Few issues in the Reformation provoked so much controversy—or spilled so much blood—as debates over the Eucharist. For the Roman Catholic Church, the doctrine of transubstantiation was the keystone of the whole sacramental system through which the Church claimed spiritual authority as the mediator of salvation. For many Protestants, however, it was an absurdity contrary to both reason and sound theology, and obscured the central role of faith in receiving Christ and His benefits. One of the most significant Reformation-era texts on the Eucharist, The Oxford Treatise and Disputation on the Eucharist displays Peter Martyr Vermigli at the height of his powers. This volume is essential reading for any who wish to understand the contours of this crucial doctrinal controversy.

Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562) is considered to be one of the most important Italian reformers of the early modern period. Martyr is the subject of renewed interest for historical and theological scholars. The Peter Martyr Library, a series of critical English translations of the chief works of Peter Martyr Vermigli, allows his own words in context to speak for themselves.

Sixteenth Century Essays & Studies, Vol. 56


Contents

Abbreviations Used in This Volume

General Editors’ Preface

Translator’s Preface

Translator’s Introduction

Part One: Treatise on the Sacrament of the Eucharist
Peter Martyr’s Prefaces
Treatise on the Sacrament of the Eucharist
Transubstantiation
Arguments for Transubstantiation
Arguments against Transubstantiation
Patristic Evidence
Refutation of Arguments for Transubstantiation
Rules for Patristics
Analysis of the Patristic Evidence
Alternatives to Transubstantiation
The Lutheran Teaching
The Zwinglian Teaching
Conclusion

Part Two: A Disputation on the Sacrament of the Eucharist
Letter from the Royal Legates
Questions Proposed For Discussion

First Day
     (A) Chancellor Cox 
     (B) Peter Martyr’s Preface 
     (C) Prayer 
     (D) William Tresham’s Address 
     (E) The Disputation Begins
     (F) Second Question

Second Day
     (A) Dr. Peter Martyr 
     (B) Preface of William Chedsey 
     (C) Peter Martyr vs. William Chedsey
     (D) Second Question 
     (E) Nicholas Cartwright vs. William Chedsey 
     (F) Peter Martyr vs. William Chedsey

Third Day
     (A) Peter Martyr vs. Philip Morgan 
     (B) Peter Martyr vs. Tresham 
     (C) Peter Martyr vs. Philip Morgan 
     (D) Peter Martyr vs. William Tresham.

Fourth Day
     (A) Preface of William Chedsey 
     (B) Preface and Prayer of Peter Martyr 
     (C) Peter Martyr vs. William Chedsey: Confirmation of the First Question
     (D) Confirmation of the Second Question
     (E) Second Question Resumed
     (F) Summation by Chancellor Cox

About the Translator

Scripture References

Index of Names, Including Classical and Patristic References

General Index


Authors

Joseph C. McLelland is emeritus professor of McGill University and of The Presbyterian College, Montreal, and general editor of the Peter Martyr Library. His writings in philosophy and theology include The Visible Words of God: The Sacramental Theology of Peter Martyr Vermigli (1957) and The Life, Early Letters and Eucharistic Writings of Peter Martyr (with G. E. Duffield; 1989).