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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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But the scripture in sundry places useth special words, whereby to draw our gross minds from the fantasying of our teeth and belly, and from this carnal and fleshly imagination. For the Apostles and disciples of Christ, when they were yet carnal, knew not what was meant by this kind of hunger and meat, and therefore when they desired him to eat,1 to withdraw their minds from carnal meat, he said unto them: I have other meat to eat, which you know not. And why knew they it not? Forsooth because their minds were gross as yet, and had not received the fullness of the spirit. And therefore our saviour Christ, minding to draw them from this grossness, told them of an other kind of meat, then they fantasied (as it were) rebuking them, for that they perceived not, that there was any other kind of eating and drinking, besides that eating and drinking, which is with the mouth and the throat.
But the scripture in sundry places vseth speciall wordes, wherby to drawe our grosse myndes from the phantasyeng of our teeth and belly, and from this carnall and fleshely imagination. For the Apostles and disciples of Christe, when they were yet carnall, knew not what was ment by this kynde of hunger and meate, and therfore when they desired hym to eate,1 to withdrawe their myndes from carnall meate, he said vnto theim: I haue other meate to eate, whiche you knowe not. And why knewe they it not? Forsothe because their myndes were grosse as yet, and had not receyued the fulnesse of the spirite. And therfore our sauiour Christ, myndyng to drawe them from this grossenes, tolde theim of an other kynd of meate, then they phantasied (as it were) rebukyng them, for that they perceiued not, that there was any other kynde of eating and drinkyng, besides that eatyng and drinkyng, whiche is with the mouth and the throte.