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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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Which fashion of speech, is commonly used, not only in the scripture, and among all good authors, but also in all manner of languages. For when two things be compared together, in the extolling of the more excellent, or abasing of the more vile, is many times used a Negative by comparison, which nevertheless is no pure Negative, but only in the respect of the more excellent, or the more base.
Whiche fashion of speeche, is cōmonly vsed, not onely in the scripture, and among all good authors, but also in all maner of languages. For when two thynges bee compared together, in the extollyng of the more excellēt, or abasyng of the more vyle, is many tymes vsed a Negatiue by comparishon, whiche neuerthelesse is no pure Negatiue, but onely in the respecte of the more excellent, or the more base.
As by example. When the people rejecting the prophet Samuel,1 desired to have a king, almighty God said to Samuel: They have not rejected thee, but me. Not meaning by this negative absolutely, that they had not rejected Samuel (in whose place they desired to have a king) but by that one negative by comparison ⟨p. 37⟩he understood two affirmatives, that is to say, that they had rejected Samuel, and not him alone, but also that they had chiefly rejected God.
As by example. When the people reiectyng the prophete Samuel,1 desyred to haue a kyng, almightie God sayd to Samuel: They haue not reiected thee, but me. Not meanyng by this negatiue absolutely, that they had not reiected Samuel (in whose place they desired to haue a kyng) but by that one negatiue by comparison ⟨p. 37⟩he vnderstode two affirmatiues, that is to saye, that they had reiected Samuell, and not hym alone, but also yt they had chiefely reiected God.