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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
By which similitude Cyprian meant not, that ⟨p. 63⟩the blood of Christ is vine, or the people water, but as the water doth signify & represent the people, so doth the wine signify and represent Christs blood: and the uniting of the water and wine together, signifieth the uniting of christen people unto Christ him self.
By which similitude Cyprian ment not, that ⟨p. 63⟩the bloud of Christ is vyne, or the people water, but as the water doth signifie & represēt the people, so doth the wyne signify and represent Christes bloud: and the vnityng of the water and wyne together, signifyeth the vnityng of christē people vnto Christ him selfe.
And the same saint Cyprian in another place writing hereof saith, 1that Christ in his last supper, gave to his Apostles with his own hands bread and wine, which he called his flesh and blood, but in the cross he gave his very body, to be wounded with the hands of the soldiers, that the Apostles might declare to the world, how and in what manner, bread and wine may be the flesh and blood of Christ. And the manner, he straight ways declareth thus, That those things which do signify, & those things which be signified by them, may be both called by one name.
And thesame sainct Cyprian in another place writyng hereof sayth, 1that Christ in his last supper, gaue to his Apostles with his own hādes bread and wyne, whiche he called his fleshe and bloud, but in the crosse he gaue his very body, to be wounded with the handes of the souldiours, that the Apostles might declare to the worlde, howe and in what maner, bread and wyne may be the flesh and bloud of Christ. And the maner, he straight wayes declareth thus, That those thinges whiche do signifye, & those thinges whiche be signifyed by them, may be both called by one name.