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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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1Here I passover Ignatius and Ireneus, which make nothing for the Papists opinions, but stand in the commendation of the holy Communion, and in exhortation of all men to the often and godly receiving thereof. And yet neither they, nor no man else, can extol and commend the same sufficiently, according to the dignity thereof, if it be godly used, as it ought to be.
1Here I passeouer Ignatius and Ireneus, whiche make nothyng for the Papistes opinions, but stand in the commendacion of the holy Communion, and in exhortacion of all men to the often and godly receiuyng therrof. And yet neither they, nor no manne els, can extolle and cōmende the same sufficiently, accordyng to the dignitee therof, if it bee godly vsed, as it ought to be.
- 1Ignatius in Epistola ad Ephesianos Irenaeus Lib 5. contra Valentin.Ignatius in Epistola ad Ephesianos Irenaeus Lib 5. cōtra Valentin.
1Dionysius also, whom they allege to praise & extol this sacrament (as in deed it is most worthy, being a sacrament of most high dignity and perfection, representing unto us our most perfect spiritual conjunction unto Christ, & our continual nourishing, feeding, comfort, & spiritual life in him,) yet he never said that the flesh and blood of Christ was in the bread and wine, really, corporally, sensibly and naturally (as the Papists would bear us in hand) but he calleth ever the bread and wine signs, pledges and tokens, declaring unto the faithful receivers of the same, that they receive Christ spiritually, and that they spiritually eat his flesh & drink his blood. And although the bread and wine be the figures, signs, and tokens of Christs flesh and blood (as saint Dionyse calleth them both before the consecration and after) yet the Greek annotations upon the same Dionyse do say, that the very things them selves be above in heaven.