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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.
1For as Christ is a spiritual meat, so is he spiritually eaten & digested with the spiritual part of us,2 and giveth us spiritual and eternal life, and is not eaten, swallowed, and digested with our teeth, tongues, throats and bellies.
1For as Christ is a spiritual meate, so is he spritually eaten & digested with the spirituall part of vs,2 and geueth vs spirituall and eternall lyf, and is not eaten, swalowed, and dygested with oure teeth, tungues, throtes and bealyes.
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- 2Christ is not eaten with teeth but with […]Christe is not eaten with teeth but with 〈…〉
Therefore saith S. Cyprian, 1he that drinketh of the holy cup, remembering this benefit of God, is more thirsty than he was before. And lifting up his hart unto the living God, is taken with such a singular hunger and appetite, that he abhorreth all gally and bitter drinks of sin, and all savour of carnal pleasure is to him as it were sharp & sour vinegar. And the sinner being converted, receiving the holy mysteries of the Lords supper, giveth thanks unto God, & boweth down his head, knowing that his sins be forgiven, and that he is made clean and perfect, and his soul (which God hath sanctified) he rendereth to God again as a faithful pledge, and than he glorieth with Paul, and rejoiceth, saying: Now it is not I that live, but it is Christ that liveth within me. These things be practised and used among faithful people, and to pure minds, the eating of his flesh is no horror but honour, and the spirit delighteth in the drinking of the holy and sanctifying blood. And doing this, we whet not our teethe to byte but with pure faith we break the holy bread. These be the words of Cyprian.