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A Defence of the True and Catholic Doctrine of the Sacrament
A defence of the true and catholic doctrine of the sacrament of the body and blood of our saviour Christ with a confutation of sundry errors concerning the same, grounded and stablished upon God's holy word, [and] approved by the consent of the most ancient doctors of the Church. Made by the most reverend father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and Metropolitan.A defence of the true and catholike doctrine of the sacrament of the body and bloud of our sauiour Christ with a confutacion of sundry errors concernyng the same, grounded and stablished vpon Goddes holy woorde, [and] approued by ye consent of the moste auncient doctors of the Churche. Made by the moste reuerende father in God Thomas Archebyshop of Canterbury, primate of all Englande and Metropolitane.
Imprinted at London : In Poules churcheyarde, at the sign of the Brazen serpent, by Reginald Wolfe. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno Domini. M.D.L. 1550Imprinted at London : In Poules churcheyarde, at the signe of the Brasen serpent, by Reginald Wolfe. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum, Anno Domini. M.D.L. 1550
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
In these words of saint Cyprian, appeareth ⟨image 29⟩most manifestly, that in this sacrament is not only offered very wine, that is made of grapes, that come of the vine, but also that we drink the same. And yet the same giveth us to understand, that if we drink that wine worthily, we drink also spiritually the very blood of Christ, which was shed for our since.
In these wordes of sainct Cyprian, appereth ⟨image 29⟩moste manyfestly, that in this sacrament is not only offered very wyne, that is made of grapes, that come of the vyne, but also that we drynke the same. And yet the same geueth vs to vnderstand, that if we drynke that wyne worthely, we drynke also spiritually the very bloud of Christ, whiche was shed for our synnes.
1Eusebius Emissenus, a man of singular fame in learning, about CCC. years after Christs ascension, did in few words set out this matter so plainly, (both how the bread and wine be converted into the body & blood of Christ, and yet remain still in their nature, and also how besides the outward receiving of bread and wine, Christ is inwardly by faith received in our hearts) all this (I say) he doth so plainly set out, that more plainness can not be reasonably desired in this matter. For he saith, that the conversion of the visible creatures of bread & wine, into the body and blood of Christ, is like unto our conversion in baptism, where outwardly nothing is changed, but remaineth the same that was before, but all the alteration is inwardly and spiritually.
1Eusebius Emissenus, a mā of syngular fame in learnyng, about CCC. yeres after Christes ascention, did in fewe wordes set out this matter so plainely, (bothe howe the bread and wyne be conuerted into the body & bloud of Christ, and yet remayne styll in their nature, and also howe besydes the outwarde receiuyng of bread and wyne, Christ is inwardely by fayth receyued in our heartes) al this (I say) he doth so plainly set out, that more playnnesse can not be reasonably desyred in this matter. For he sayth, that the cō uersion of the visible creatures of bread & wyne, into the body and bloud of Christ, is lyke vnto our cōuersion in baptisme, where outwardly nothyng is changed, but remayneth the same that was before, but all the alteration is inwardely and spiritually.