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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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Thus far have I rehearsed the words of Uigilius. and by and by he concludeth thus. He is with us, and not with us, For those whom he left, and went from them, as concerning his humanity, those he left not, nor forsook them not, as touching his divinity. For as touching the form of a servant (which he toke away from us into heaven) he is absent from us, but by the form of God, (which goeth not from us) he is present with us in earth: and nevertheless both present and ⟨image 60⟩absent, he is all one Christ.
Thus farre haue I rehersed the woordes of Uigilius. and by and by he concludeth thus. He is with vs, and not with vs, For those whome he lefte, and went from them, as concernyng his humanitee, those he lefte not, nor forsoke them not, as touchyng his diuinitee. For as touchyng the form of a seruant (which he toke away from vs into heuen) he is absent from vs, but by the fourme of God, (whyche goeth not from vs) he is present with vs in earth: and neuerthelesse both present and ⟨image 60⟩absent, he is all one Christe.
Hitherto you have herd Uigilius speak, that Christ as concerning his bodily presence, and the nature of his manhood, is gone from us, taken from us, is gone up into heaven, is not with us, hath left us, hath forsaken us. But as concerning the other nature of his deity, he is still with us, so that he is both with us, and not with us: with us in the nature of his deity, and not with us in the nature of his humanity.
Hytherto you haue herd Uigilius speke, that Christ as concernynge his bodily presence, and the nature of his manhode, is gone from vs, taken from vs, is gone vp into heuen, is not with vs, hath left vs, hath forsaken vs. But as concernyng the other nature of his deitee, he is styl with vs, so that he is bothe with vs, and not with vs: with vs in the nature of his deitee, and not with vs in the nature of his humanitee.