An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…

Moreover we allow the sacraments of the Church, that is to say certain holy signs & ceremonies which Christ would we should use, that by them he might set before our eyes the mysteries of our salvation, and might more strongly confirm our faith which we have in his blood, and might seal his grace in our hearts. And those sacraments together with Tertullian, Origene, Ambrose, Augustin, Hierome, Chrysostom, Basil, Dionysius, and other Catholic Fathers do we call figures, signs, marks or badges, prints, copies, forms, seals, signets, similitudes, patterns, representations, remembrances, and memories. And we make no doubt together with the same Doctors to say, that those be certain visible words, seals of righteousness, tokens of grace: ⟨image 28⟩and do expressly pronounce, that in the Lords supper, there is truly given unto the believing, the body and blood of the Lord, the flesh of the Son of God, which quickeneth our souls, the meat that cometh from above, the food of immortality, grace, truth, and life. And y• supper to be the communion of the body and blood of Christ, by the partaking whereof we be revived, we be strengthened, and be fed unto immortality, & whereby we are joined, united, & incorporate unto Christ, that we may abide in him and he in us.

Moreouer we alow the sacramētes of the Churche, that is to saye certaine holy signes & ceremonies whiche Christ woulde wee should vse, that by them he might set before our eyes the mysteries of our saluation, and might more strongely confirme our faith which we haue in his bloud, and might seale his grace in our heartes. And those sacramentes togither with Tertullian, Origene, Ambrose, Augustin, Hierome, Chrysostome, Basill, Dionysius, and other Catholique Fathers do we call figures, signes, markes or badges, printes, copies, formes, seales, signettes, similitudes, patterns, representations, remembraunces, and memories. And we make no doubt togither with the same Doctours to say, that those be certaine visible wordes, seales of righteousnes, tokens of grace: ⟨image 28⟩and do expresly pronounce, that in the Lords supper, there is truelye geuē vnto the beleuing, the body and bloud of the Lord, the flesshe of the sonne of God, whiche quickeneth our soules, the meate that cometh from aboue, the foode of inmortalitie, grace, truth, and lyfe. And y• supper to be the cōmunion of ye body and bloud of Christ, by the partaking whereof wee be reuiued, wee be strengthened, and be fed vnto immortalitie, & wherby we are ioyned, vnited, & incorporate vnto Christ, that we may abide in him and he in vs.