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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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Era. Thy sayings seem true, and according to reason, but after he was ascended up into heaven, I think thou wilt not say, that his body was turned into the nature of the Godhead.
Era. Thy saiynges seme true, and accordyng to reason, but after he was ascēded vp into heauen, I thynke thou wylt not say, that his body was turned into the nature of the Godhead.
Orth. I would not say for the persuasion of mans reason: nor I am not so arrogant and presumptuous, to affirm any thing which scripture passeth over in silence, but I have heard S. Paul cry, that God hath ordained a day,1 when he will judge all the world in justice, by that man which he appointed before, performing his promise to all men, & raising him from death. I have learned also of the holy angels,2 that he will come after that fashion, as his disciples saw him go to heaven. But they saw a nature of a certain bigness, not a nature which had no bigness. I heard furthermore the Lord say,3 You shall see the son of man come in y• clouds of heaven. And I know that every thing that men see, hath a certain bigness. For that nature that hath no bigness, can not be seen. Moreover to sit in the throne of glory, and to set the Lambs upon his right hand, and the goats upon his left hand, signifieth a thing that hath quantity and bigness.
Orth. I would not say for the persuacion of mans reason: nor I am not so arrogāt and presumptuous, to affirme any thyng whiche scripture passeth ouer in silence, but I haue heard S. Paule crye, that God hath ordayned a day,1 whan hee wyll iudge all the worlde in iustice, by that mā which he appointed before, performyng his promise to all men, & raisyng him from death. I haue learned also of the holy angels,