A19571:562
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.
1Cyprian in his sermon ascribed unto him of the Lords supper, saith: The author of this tradition said, that except we eat his flesh and drink his blood, we should have no life in us, instructing us with a spiritual lesson, and opening to us a way to understand so privy a thing, that we should know, that the eating is our dwelling in him, and our drinking is as it were an incorporation in him, being subject unto him in obedience, joined unto him in our wills, and united in our affections. The eating therefore of this flesh, is a certain hunger and desire to dwell in him.
1Cyprian in his sermon ascribed vnto him of the Lordes supper, sayth: The author of this tradicion sayd, that except we eate his fleshe and drynke his bloud, we should haue no life in vs, instructyng vs with a spiritual lesson, and openyng to vs a way to vnderstād so priuy a thing, that we should knowe, that the eatyng is our dwellyng in him, and our drinkyng is as it were an incorporation in him, beyng subiecte vnto him in obedience, ioyned vnto him in our wylles, and vnited in our affections. The eatyng therefore of this fleshe, is a certaine hunger and desire to dwell in him.
- 1Cyprianus in sermo• de coena domi•i.
Thus writeth Cyprian of the eating & drinking of Christ. And a little after he saith, that none do eat of this lamb, but such as be true Israelites, that is to say, pure christian menue ⟨p. 93⟩without colour or dissimulation.
Thus wryteth Cyprian of the eatyng & drynkyng of Christe. And a lytle after he sayth, that none do eate of this lambe, but suche as be true Israelites, that is to say, pure christian menue