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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.
1The first is a place of Cyprian, in his sermon of the Lords supper. where he saith, as is alleged in the Detection of the devils sophistry. This bread which our lord gave to his disciples, changed in nature, but not in outward form, is by the omnipotency of God's word, made flesh.
1The fyrst is a place of Cyprian, in his sermon of the Lordes supper. where he saith, as is alleged in the Detection of the diuels sophistrye. This breade which our lorde gaue to his disciples, chaunged in nature, but not in outward forme, is by the omnipotencye of goddes woorde, made fleshe.
- 1Cyprianus De coena domini.
1Here the Papists stick tooth and nail to these words, Changed in nature. Ergo (say they) the nature of the bread is changed. Here is one chief point of the devils sophistry used, who in allegation of scripture useth ever, either to add thereto, or to take away from it, or to alter the sense thereof, And so have they in this ⟨p. 35⟩author, left out those words which would open plainly all the whole matter. For next the words, which be here before of them recited, do follow these words. As in the person of Christ, the humanity was seen, and the divinity was hid, even so did the divinity, ineffably put it self into the visible sacrament. Which words of Cyprian do manifestly show, that the sacrament, doth still remain with the divinity: and that sacramentally the divinity is poured into the bread and wine, the same bread & wine still remaining: like as the same divinity by unity of person was in the humanity of Christ, the same humanity still remaining with y• divinity.