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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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1Saint Ambrose also saith, that we must not seek Christ upon earth, nor in earth, but in heaven, where he sitteth at the right hand of his father.
1Sainct Ambrose also sayth, that we must not seeke Christ vpon yearth, nor in yearth, but in heauen, where he sytteth at the right hand of his father.
- 1Ambrosius in Lucam. li. 10. ca. 24
1And likewise saint Gregory writeth thus. Christ (saith he) is not here by the presence of his flesh, and yet he is absent no where by the presence of his Majesty.
1And likewyse sainct Gregorye wryteth thus. Christe (sayth he) is not here by the presence of his fleshe, and yet he is absent no where by the presence of his Maiestie.
- 1Gregorius in Ho. paschatis.
What subtlety thinkest thou (good reader) can the Papists now imagine, to defend their pernicious error, that Christ in his humane nature is bodily here in earth, in the consecrated bread and wine: seeing that all the old Church of Christ believed the contrary, and all the old authors wrote the contrary?
What subtiltee thynkest thou (good reader) can the Papistes nowe imagyne, to defend their pernitious errour, that Christe in his humayne nature is bodely here in yearth, in the consecrated bread and wyne: seyng that all the olde Churche of Christ beleued the contrary, and all the olde authors wrote the contrary?