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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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And therefore Hilarius speaking there of both the sacraments, maketh no difference between our union with Christ in baptism, & our union with him in his holy supper. And saith further, that as Christ is in us, so be we in him▪ which ⟨p. 80⟩the Papists can not understand corporally and really, except they will say, that all our bodies be corporally within Christs body. Thus is Hilarius answered unto, both plainly & shortly.
And therfore Hilarius speaking there of both the sacramentes, maketh no difference betwene our vnion with Christ in baptisme, & our vnion with him in his holy supper. And sayth further, that as Christ is in vs, so be wee in him▪ whiche ⟨p. 80⟩the Papistes can not vnderstand corporally and really, except they wyll say, that all our bodyes be corporally within Christes body. Thus is Hilarius answered vnto, both plainly & shortly.
And this answer of Hilarius will serve also unto Cyril,1 whom they allege to speak after the same sort that Hilarius doth, that Christ is naturally in us. The words which they recite be these. We deny not (saith Cyril against the heretic) but we be spiritually joined to Christ, by faith and sincere charity: but that we should have no manner of conjunction in our flesh with Christ, that we utterly deny, and think it utterly discrepant from God's holy scriptures. For who doubteth, but Christ is so the vine tree, & we so the branches, as we get thence our life. Hear what saint Paul saith, We be all one body with Christ, for though we be many, we be one in him. All we participate in one food. Thinketh this heretic that we know not the strength and virtue of the mystical benediction? which when it is made in us, doth it not make Christ by communication of his flesh to dwell corporally in us? Why be the members of faithful mens bodies called the members of Christ?