_The Confutatio Pontificia:
         In Reference To The Matters Presented To His Imperial Majesty
          By The Elector Of Saxony And Some Princes And States Of The
            Holy Roman Empire, On The Subject And Concerning Causes
           Pertaining To The Christian Orthodox Faith, The Following
                Christian Reply Can Be Given._ August 3, 1530.
                              Edited by J.M. Reu.
                                 Published in
              _The Augsburg Confession, A Collection of Sources._
     (Fort Wayne, IN: Concordia Theological Seminary Press), pp. 349-383.


                                 To Article X.

 The tenth article gives no offense in its words, because they confess that in
 the Eucharist, after the consecration lawfully made, the Body and Blood of
 Christ are substantially and truly present, if only they believe that the
 entire Christ is present under each form, so that the Blood of Christ is no
 less present under the form of bread by concomitance than it is under the form
 of the wine, and the reverse. Otherwise, in the Eucharist the Body of Christ
 is dead and bloodless, contrary to St. Paul, because "Christ, being raised
 from the dead, dieth no more," Rom. 6:9. One matter is added as very necessary
 to the article of the Confession - viz. that they believe the Church, rather
 than some teaching otherwise and incorrectly, that by the almighty Word of God
 in the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the bread is changed
 into the Body of Christ. For thus in a general council it has been determined,
 canon Firmiter, concerning the exalted Trinity, and the Catholic faith. They
 are praised therefor, for condemning the Capernaites, who deny the truth of
 the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

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