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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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Christian people must believe, that although ⟨image 57⟩Christ be absent from us, as concerning his body, yet by his power he governeth us and all things, and is present with all them that love him. Therefore he said, Truly truly, I say unto you, wheresoever there be two or three gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. For like as when he was conversant here in earth as a man, yet than he filled heaven, & did not leave the company of Angels: even so being now in heaven with his flesh, yet he filleth the earth, & is in them that love him. And it is to be marked, that although Christ should go away only as concerning his flesh, (for he is ever present in the power of his divinity) yet for a little time he said he would be with his disciples:These be the words of saint Cyril.
Christian people must beleue, that although ⟨image 57⟩Christ be absent from vs, as concernyng his body, yet by his power he gouerneth vs and all thynges, and is present with all them that loue him. Therfore he sayd, Truly truly, I say vnto you, whersoeuer there be two or thre gathered together in my name, there am I in the myddes of them. For like as when he was conuersant here in yearth as a man, yet than he fylled heauen, & did not leaue the company of Angels: euen so beyng nowe in heauen with his fleshe, yet he fylleth the yerth, & is in them that loue him. And it is to be marked, that although Christ should go away onely as concernyng his fleshe, (for he is euer present in the power of his diuinite) yet for a lytle tyme he sayd he would bee with his disciples:These be the wordes of sainct Cyril.