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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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By these words of Cyril appeareth his mind plainly, that we may not grossly and rudely think of the eating of Christ with our mouths, but with our faith, by which eating (although he be absent hence bodily and be in the eternal life and glory with his father) yet we be made partakers of his nature, to be immortal, and have eternal life and glory with him.
By these wordes of Cyril appeareth his mind plainly, that wee maye not grossely and rudelye thinke of the eating of Christ with our mouths, but with our faith, by which eatinge (although he be absente hence bodely and be in the eternall life and glorye with his father) yet we bee made partakers of hys nature, to bee immortal, and haue eternall lyfe and glorye with him.
And thus is declared the mind aswell of Cyril as of Hylarius.
And thus is declared the minde aswell of Cyryll as of Hylarius.
1And here may be well enough passed over Basilius, Gregorius Nissenus and Gregorius Nazianzenus, partly because they speak little of this matter, and partly because they may be easily answered unto, by that which is, before declared and often repeated, which is that a figure hath the name of the thing whereof it is the figure, and therefore of the figure may be spoken the same thing, that may be spoken of the thing it self.
1And here may be wel enough passed ouer Basilius, Gregorius Nissenus and Gregorius Nazianzenus, partely bycause they speake lyttle of this mattier, and partely bycause they maye bee easyly aunswered vnto, by that which is, before declared and often repeted, whiche is that a fygure hath the name of the thing wherof it is the figure, and therefore of the fygure maye be spoken the same thinge, that maye be spoken of the thynge it selfe.