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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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1And marvel not good reader, that Christ at the time spake in figures, when he did institute that sacrament,2 seeing that it is the nature of all sacraments to be figures. And although the scripture be full of Schemes, tropes, & figures, yet specially it useth them wham it speaketh of sacraments.
1And meruail not good reder, that Christe at ye time spake in figures, whan he did institute that sacrament,2 seing that it is the nature of al sacramentes to be figures. And although ye scripture be ful of Schemes, tropes, & figures, yet specially it vseth theim whā it speketh of sacramentes.
- 1Chap. 12
- 2Figurative speeches be not strange.Figuratiue speeches bee not strāge.
When the Ark (which represented Gods majesty) was come into the army of the Israelites the Philistines said that god was come into the army.1 And God him self said by his prophet Nathan,2 that from the time that he had brought the children of Israel out of Egypt, he dwelled not in houses, but that he was carried about in tents and tabernacles. And yet was not God him self so carried about, or went in tents or tabernacles, but because the ark (which was a figure of God) was so removed from place to place, he spake of him self that thing, which was to be understand of the Ark.