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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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All these be the sayings of Uigilius, who (according to all the other authors before rehearsed, and to the faith and catholic confession of the apostles, martyrs, and all faithful people unto his time) saith, that as concerning Christs humanity, when he was here on earth, he was not in heaven: and now when he is in heaven, he ⟨image 61⟩he is not in earth. For one nature can not be both contained in a place in heaven, and be also here in earth at one time. And forasmuch as Christ is here with us in earth, and also is contained in a place in heaven, he proveth thereby, that Christ hath two natures in him, the nature of a man (whereby he is gone from us, and ascended into heaven) and the nature of his godhead, whereby he is here with us in earth. So that it is not one nature that is here with us, & that is gone from us: that is ascended into heaven, and there contained, & that is permanent here with us in earth
All these be the saiynges of Uigilius, who (accordyng to al the other authors before rehersed, and to the faith and catholike confession of the apostles, martyrs, and all faithfull people vnto his tyme) saith, that as concernyng Christes humanitee, whan he was here on erthe, he was not in heauen: and nowe whan he is in heauen, he ⟨image 61⟩he is not in earthe. For one nature can not bee both conteyned in a place in heauen, and be also here in earthe at one tyme. And for asmuche as Christe is here with vs in earth, and also is conteined in a place in heauen, he proueth thereby, that Christ hath two natures in hym, the nature of a man (wherby he is gon from vs, and ascended into heauen) and the nature of his godhed, wherby he is here with vs in erth. So that it is not one nature yt is here with vs, & that is gone from vs: that is ascended into heauen, and ther cōteined, & that is permanēt here with vs in erth
Wherefore the Papists (which now of late years have made a new faith) that Christs natural body is really and naturally present both with us here in earth, and sitteth at the right hand of his father in heaven, do err in two very horrible heresies.