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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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These and all other like sentences may not be understanded of Christs humanity literally and carnally, as the words in common speech do properly signify, (for so doth no man eat Christs flesh, nor drink his blood, nor so is not the bread and wine turned into his flesh and blood, nor we into him: nor so is the bread & wine after the consecration his flesh and blood, nor so is not his flesh and blood whole here in earth, eaten with our mouths) nor so did not Christ take him self in his own hands.
These and all other like sentences may not be vnderstanded of Christes humanitee litterally and carnally, as the wordes in common speeche doo proprely signifie, (for so doothe no man eate Christes fleshe, nor drinke his bloudde, nor so is not the bread and wyne tourned into his fleshe and bloud, nor we into hym: nor so is the breade & wyne after the consecration his flesh and blud, nor so is not his fleshe and bloud whole heere in earth, eaten with our mouthes) nor so dydde not Christe take hym selfe in his owne handes.
But these and all other like sentences (which declare Christ to be here in earth, and to be eaten and drunken of christian people) are to be understand, either of his divine nature (whereby he is every where) or else they must be understanded figuratively, o• spiritually. For figuratively he is in the bread and wine, and spiritually he is in them that worthily eat and drink the bread and wine, but really, carnally, and corporally he is only in heaven, from whence he shall come to judge the quick and dead.
But these and all other lyke sentences (whiche declare Christe to be here in earth, and to be eaten and dronken of christian people) are to bee vnderstande, eyther of his diuine nature (wherby he is eu•ry where) or els they must be vnderstanded figuratiuely, o• spiritually. For figuratiuely he is in the breade and wyne, and spiritually he is in them that worthyly eate and drinke the bread and wyne, but really, carnally, and corporally he is onely in heauen, frome whence he shall come to iudge the quycke and deade.