A19571:483
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 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?2 Know you not (saith saint Paul) that your members be the members of Christ? And shall I make the members of Christ, parts of the whores body? God forbid. And our saviour also saith:3 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me and I in him.
And this answere of Hilarius wyll serue also vnto Cyril,1 whom they allege to speake after the same sort that Hilarius doth, that Christ is naturally in vs. The wordes whiche they recite be these. We denye not (sayth Cyril against the heretike) but we be spiritually ioyned to Christ, by fayth and syncere charitee: but that we shuld haue no maner of coniunction in our fleshe with Christ, that we vtterly deny, and thynke it vtterly discrepant from Goddes holy scriptures. For who doubteth, but Christ is so the vyne tre, & we so the branches, as we get thence our life. Heare what sainct Paule sayth, Wee be all one body with Christe, for though we be many, we be one in him. All we participate in one foode. Thynketh this hereticke that we knowe not the strength and vertue of the mistical benediction? whiche when it is made in vs, doth it not make Christ by cōmunication of his fleshe to dwell corporally in vs? Why be the membres of faythful mens bodyes called the membres of Christe?