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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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Now forasmuch as it is plainly declared and manifestly proved,1 that Christ called bread his body,2 and wine his blood, and that these sentences ⟨image 80⟩be figurative speeches, and that Christ, as concerning his humanity and bodily presence, is ascended into heaven with his whole flesh and blood, and is not here upon earth, and that the substance of bread and wine do remain still, and be received in the sacrament, and that although they remain, yet they have changed their names, so that the bread is called Christs body, and the wine his blood, and that the cause why their names be changed is this▪ that we should lift up our hearts and minds from the things, which we see, unto the things, which we believe and be above in heaven, (whereof the bread and wine have the names, although they be not the very same things in deed.) These things well considered and weighed, all the authorities and arguments, which the Papists feign to serve for their purpose, be clean wiped away.
Nowe forasmuch as it is plainly declared and manifestly proued,1 that Christe called bread his body,2 and wyne his bloud, and that these sentences ⟨image 80⟩be figuratiue speeches, and that Christe, as concernyng his humanitee and bodily presence, is ascended into heuen with his whole fleshe and bloudde, and is not here vpon earthe, and that the substance of breade and wyne doo remayne styll, and be receaued in the sacrament, and that although they remayne, yet they haue changed theyr names, so that the bread is called Christes bodye, and the wyne his bloudde, and that the cause why theyr names bee chaunged is this that we should lyft vp our hartes and myndes frome the thynges, whyche we se, vnto the thinges, whyche we beleue and be aboue in heauen, (wherof the bread and wyne haue the names, althoughe they bee not the very same thynges in dede.) These thynges well considered and waied, all the auctoritees and argumentes, whyche the Papistes fayne to serue for theyr purpose, be cleane wyped awaie.