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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.
Era. Surely thou hast spoken the truth, But I would know the cause wherefore the names were changed.
Era. Suerly thou hast spoken the truth, But I would knowe the cause wherfore the names were chaunged.
Orthod. The cause is manifest to them that be expert in true religion. For he would that they which be partakers of the godly sacraments, should not set their minds upon the nature of the things, which they see, but by the changing of the names, should believe the thynged which be wrought in them by grace.1 For he that called that which is his natural body corn and bread, and also called him self a vine, 2he did honour the visible tokens and signs, with the names of his body and blood, not changing the nature, but adding grace to nature.
Orthod. The cause is manyfest to theim that bee experte in true religion. For he would that they whiche bee partakers of the godly sacramentes, should not sette their myndes vppon the nature of the thynges, whiche they see, but by the chaungyng of the names, should beleue the thynged whiche be wrought in them by grace.1 For he that called that which is his natural body corne and bread, and also called him selfe a vyne, 2he dyd honour the visible tokens and signes, with the names of his body and bloud, not chaungyng the nature, but addyng grace to nature.
- 1John. 12.Ihon. 12.
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