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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.
Of this manner of speech (wherein a sign is called by the name of the thing,1 which it signifieth) speaketh S. Augustine also right largely in his questions super Leviticum, & contra Adamantium, declaring how blood in scripture is called the soul. 2A thing which signifieth (saith he) is wont to be called by the name of the thing which it signifieth, as it is written in the scripture,3 The vii. ears be vii. years. The scripture saith not signifieth vii. years, And vii. kine be. vii. years. and many other like.4 And so said S. Paul, that the stone was Christ, and not that it signified Christ, but even as it had bin he in deed, which nevertheless was not Christ by substance, but by signification. Even so (saith S. August.) because the blood signifieth & representeth the soul, therefore in a sacrament or signification it is called the soul.
Of this maner of speache (wherein a signe is called by the name of the thing,1 which it signifieth) speaketh S. Augustine also right largly in his questions super Leuiticum, & contra Adamantium, declaring how bloud in scripture is called the soule. 2A thing which signifieth (saith he) is wont to be called by the name of the thing whiche it signifieth, as it is written in the scripture,3 The vii. eares be vii. yeares. The scripture saith not signyfieth vii. yeares, And vii. kine be. vii. years. and many other lyke.4 And so saide S. Paule, that the stone was Christe, and not that it signified Christ, but euen as it had bin he in deed, which neuertheles was not Christ by substance, but by significaciō. Euen so (saith S. August.) bicause the bloud signifieth & representeth the soul, therfore in a sacramente or significacion it is called the sowle.