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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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And of this eating speaketh also Basilius,1 that we eat Christs flesh and drink his blood, being made, by his incarnation and sensible ⟨image 99⟩life, partakers of his word and wisdom. For his flesh and blood he called all his mystical conversation here in his flesh and his doctrine, consisting of his whole life, pertaining both to his humanity and divinity, whereby the soul is nourished and brought to the contemplation of things eternal
And of this eatinge speaketh also Basilius,1 that we eate Christes flesh and drinke his blud, beynge made, by hys incarnation and sensyble ⟨image 99⟩lyfe, partakers of his worde and wysedome. For his fleshe and bludde he called all his mysticall conuersation here in his fleshe and his doctrine, consistinge of his whole lyfe, pertaininge bothe to his humanitie and diuinitye, whereby the soule is norished and brought to the contemplacion of thinges eternall
- 1Basilius epistola. 141.
Thus teacheth Basilius how we eat Christs flesh and drink his blood, which pertaineth only to the true and faithful members of Christ.
Thus teacheth Basilius howe we eate Christes flesh and drinke his blud, which pertaineth only to the true and faithful membres of Christ.