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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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Now let us examine S. John Chrysostom,1 who in sound of words, maketh most for the adversaries of the truth: but they that be familiar and acquainted with Chrysostoms manner of speaking (how in all his writings he is full of allusions, schemes, tropes and figures, ⟨image 89⟩shall soon perceive, that he helpeth nothing their purposes, as it shall well appear by the discussing of those places, which the Papists do allege of him, which be specially two. One is in sermone de Eucharistia in Encaenijs. And the other is De perditione Judae.
Now let vs examine S. Iohn Chrysostome,1 who in sounde of woordes, maketh moste for the aduersaries of the truthe: but they that bee familyar and acquainted with Chrysostomes maner of speaking (how in all his writinges hee is full of allusions, schemes, tropes and figures, ⟨image 89⟩shall soone perceyue, that he healpeth nothyng their purposes, as it shal wel appeare by the discussyng of those places, whiche the Papistes do allege of him, whiche bee specially two. One is in sermone de Eucharistia in Encaenijs. And the other is De perditione Iudae.
- 1The answer to Chrysostomus.The aunswere to Chrysostomus.
And as touching the first, no man can speak more plainly against them, than saint John Chrysostom speaketh in that sermone. Wherefore it is to be wondered, why they should allege him for their party, unless they be so blind in their opinion, that they can see nothing, nor discern what maketh for them, nor what against them.1