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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
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The nature of bread (saith he) doeth still remain, to the utter and manifest confutation of the Papists, which say, that the accidents of bread do remain, but not the nature and substance.
The nature of bread (saith he) doeth styll remayn, to the vtter and manyfest confutation of the Papistes, whiche saye, that the accidentes of breadde dooe remayne, but not the nature and substance.
At the same time was S. Ambrose,1 who declareth the alteration of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ, not to be such, that the nature & substance of bread & wine be gone, but that through grace, there is a spiritual mutation by the mighty power of God, so that he that worthily eateth of that bread, doth spiritually eat Christ, and dwelleth in Christ, and Christ in him.
At the same tyme was S. Ambrose,1 who declareth the alteration of breade and wyne into the body and bloud of Christe, not to be suche, that the nature & substance of bread & wine be gone, but that through grace, there is a spirituall mutation by the mightye power of God, so that he that worthily eateth of that bread, dothe spiritually eate Christe, and dwelleth in Christe, and Christ in hym.
- 1Ambrosius.
For (sayeth saint Ambrose,1 speaking of this change of bread into the body of Christ) if the word of God be of that force that it can make things of nought, and those things to be which never were before, much more it can make things that were before, still to be, and also to be changed into other things.