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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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This is briefly the sentence of S. Augustine in his book De doctrina christiana.
This is briefly the sentence of S. Augustine in his booke De doctrina christiana.
And the like he writeth in his book De catechisandis rudibus, and in his book Contra aduersarium legis & prophetarum, and in divers other places, which for tediousness I pass over.
And the lyke he writeth in his booke De catechisandis rudibus, and in his booke Contra aduersarium legis & prophetarum, and in diuers other places, which for tediousnes I passe ouer.
For if I should rehearse all the authorities of S. Augustin and other, which make mention of this matter, it would weary the reader to much.
For if I shuld reherse al ye authorities of S. Augustin and other, which make mentiō of this matter, it woulde weary the reader to muche.
Wherefore to all them that by any reasonable means will be satisfied, these things before rehearsed are sufficient, to prove that the eating of Christs flesh and drinking of his blood is not to be understand simply and plainly (as the words do properly signify) that we do eat and drink him with our mouths, but it is a figurative speech spiritually to be understand, that we must deeply print and fruitfully believe in our hearts, that his flesh was crucified, and his blood shed for our redemption. And this our belief in him, is to eat his flesh and to drink his blood, although they be not present here with us, but be ascended into heaven. As once forefathers before Christs time, did likewise eat