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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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1So that these speeches, To eat Christs body and drink his blood, be speeches not taken in the proper signification of every word,2 but by translation of these words (eating and drinking) from the signification of a corporal thing, to signify a spiritual thing: and by calling a thing that signifieth, by the name of the thing which is signified thereby. Which is no rare nor strange thing, but an usual manner and phrase in common speech. And yet least this fault should be imputed unto us, that we do feign things of our own heads without authority (as the Papists be accustomed to do) here shall be cited sufficient authority, as well of scripture, as of old ancient authors, to approve the same.
1So that these speches, To eate Christes body and drynk his bloud, be speches not taken in the proper signification of euery worde,2 but by translation of these wordes (eatyng and drinkyng) from the signification of a corporal thyng, to signifie a spiritual thyng: and by callyng a thyng that signifieth, by the name of the thyng which is signified therby. Which is no rare nor strāge thyng, but an vsual maner and phrase in cōmon speeche. And yet least this fault shulde be imputed vnto vs, that we doo fayne thynges of our owne heades without authoritee (as the Papistes bee accustomed to do) here shalbe cited sufficient authoritee, as well of scripture, as of olde auncient authors, to approue the same.
- 1Chap. 10
- 2To eat Christs flesh and drink his blood, be figurative speeches.To eate Chrystes fleshe and drynk his bloud, bee figuratiue speeches.