A19571:211
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.
And as the same Chrysostom in many places moveth us, not to consider the water in baptism, but rather to have respect to the holy ghost, received in baptism, and represented by the water: even so doth he in this homily of the holy communion, move us to lift up our minds from all visible & corporal things, to things invisible & spiritual.
And as the same Chrysostom in many places moueth vs, not to cōsider the water in baptisme, but rather to haue respect to the holy ghost, receued in baptisme, and represented by the water: euen so doth he in this homily of the holy cōmuniō, moue vs to lift vp our mynds frō al visible & corporal things, to thīgs inuisible & spiritual.
In so much that although Christ was but ones crucified, yet would Chrysostom have us to think, that we see him daily whipped and scourged before our eyes, and his body hanging upon the Cross, and the spear thrust into his side, and the most holy blood to flow out of his side into our mouths. After which manner S. Paul wrote to the Galatians,1 that Christ was painted and crucified before their eyes.
In so muche that although Christe was but ones crucified, yet would Chrysostome haue vs to thynke, that we see hym dayly whypped and scourged before our eies, and his body hāgyng vpon the Crosse, and the speare thruste into his side, and the most holy bloud to flowe out of his syde into our mouthes. After whiche maner S. Paule wrote to the Galathiās,1 that Christ was painted and crucified before their eies.
- 1Gal. 3.