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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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Here he declareth four things, to be in the sacrament. Two that we see, which be bread and wine. And other two, which we see not, but by faith only, which be the body and blood of Christ.
Here he declareth foure thyngs, to be in the sacrament. Two that we see, whiche be bread and wine. And other two, which we se not, but by faithe only, whiche be the body and blud of Christ.
1And the same thing he declareth also as plainly in an other place, saying: The sacrifice of the Church consisteth of two things, of the visible kind of the element, & of the invisible flesh & blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, both of the sacrament, and of the thing signified by the sacrament. Even as the person of Christ consisteth of God and man, forasmuch as he is very God and very man. For every thing containeth in it, the very nature of those things, whereof it consisteth. Now the sacrifice of the Church consisteth of two things, of the sacrament, and of the thing thereby signified, that is to say, the body of CHRIST. Therefore there is both the sacrament, and the thing of the sacrament, which is Christs body.
1And the same thyng he declareth also as plainly in an other place, saiyng: The sacrifice of the Church consisteth of two thynges, of the visible kind of the element, & of the inuisible flesh & blud of our Lorde Iesu Christe, bothe of the sacrament, and of the thynge signified by the sacrament. Euen as the person of Christe consisteth of God and man, forasmuch as he is very God and very man. For euery thyng conteyneth in it, the very nature of those thynges, whereof it consysteth. Nowe the sacrifice of the Churche consysteth of two thynges, of the sacrament, and of the thyng thereby sygnified, that is to saye, the bodye of CHRISTE. Therfore there is bothe the sacrament, and the thynge of the sacrament, whyche is Christes bodye.
- 1In lib. sententiarun. Prosperi.