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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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Our Saviour Jesus Christ (saith S. Augustine) is above, but yet his truth is here. His body wherein he arose is in one place, but his truth is spread every where.
Our Sauiour Iesus Christ (saith S. Augustine) is aboue, but yet his truth is here. His body wherein hee arose is in one place, but his truthe is spred euerye where.
And in an other place of the same book S Augustine expounding these words of Christ (You shall ever have poor men with you,1 but me you shall not ever have) saith: that Christ spake these words of the presence of his body. For (saith he) as concerning his divine majesty, as concerning his providence, as concerning his infallible and invisible grace, these words be ⟨image 56⟩fulfilled which he spake: I am with you unto the worlds end. But as concerning the flesh which he toke in his incarnation, as concerning that which was born of the virgin: as concerning that which was apprehended by the Jews, and crucified upon a tree, and taken down from the Cross, lapped in linen clothes, and buried and rose again, and appeared after his resurrection, as concerning that flesh, he said: You shall not ever have me with you. Wherefore seeing that as concerning his flesh, he was conversant with his disciples forty days, and they accompanying, seeing and following him, he went up into heaven, both he is not here, (for he sitteth at the right hand of his father) and yet he is here, for he departed not hence, as concerning the presence of his divine Majesty. As concerning the presence of his majesty, we have Christ ever with us, but as concerning the presence of his flesh, he said truly to his disciples: Ye shall not ever have me with you. For as concerning the presence of his flesh, the church had Christ but a few days, yet now it holdeth him fast by faith, though it see him not with eyes,