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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For Cyprian spake of no gross and carnal eating with the mouth, but of an inward spiritual and pure eating with hart and mind, which is to believe in our hearts, that his flesh was •ente and torn for us upon the cross, and his blood shed for our redemption, and that the same flesh and blood now sitteth at the right hand of the father, making continual intercession for us, and to imprint and digest this in our minds, putting our whole affiance and trust in him, as touching our salvation and offering ourselves clearly unto him, to love and serve him all the days of our life: this is truly, sincerely, and spiritually to eat his flesh and to drink his blood.
For Cyprian spake of no grosse and carnal eatinge with the mouth, but of an inward spirituall and pure eatinge with hart and mind, which is to beeleue in oure hartes, that his fleshe was •ente and torne for vs vppon the crosse, and his bludde shedde for our redemption, and that the same fleshe and bludde nowe sitteth at the ryght hande of the father, making continual intercession for vs, and to imprint and digest this in our mindes, puttinge our whole affiaunce and trust in him, as touchinge our saluacion and offering ourselues clearlye vnto hym, to loue and serue hym all the dayes of our lyfe: thys is trewely, sincerely, and spiritually to eate his flesh and to drinke his bludde.
And this sacrifice of Christ upon the cross, was that oblation which Cyprian saith was figured and signified before it was done,1 by the wine which Noah drank, and by the bread ⟨image 84⟩and wine which Melchizedek gave to Abraham, and by many other figures which Cyprian there rehearseth.
And this sacryfyce of Christe vpon the crosse, was that oblation whyche Cypriane saithe was figured and signifyed before it was done,