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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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These sentences of S. Ambrose be so plain in this matter, that there needeth no more, but only the rehearsal of them.
These sentences of S. Ambrose be so playne in this matter, that there needeth no more, but only the rehersall of theim.
But S. Augustine in many places plainly discussing this matter,1 saith: He that agreeth not with Christ, doeth neither eat his body nor drink his blood, although to the condemnation of his presumption, he receive every day the sacrament of so high a matter.
But S. Augustine in many places plainlye discussing this mattier,1 saith: He that agreeth not with Christe, doeth neither eate his bodye nor drinke his bludde, although to the condemnation of hys presumptiō, he receiue euery day the sacramente of so highe a mattier.
- 1Augustinu• in sententijs ex prospero decerptis cap. 339,
And moreover S. Augustine,1 most plainly resolveth this matter in his book De civitate Dei, disputing against two kinds of heretics: Whereof the one said, that as many as were christened, and received the sacrament of Christs body and blood, should be saved, how so ever they lived or believed, because that Christ said: This is the bread that came from heaven, that whosoever shall eat thereof, shall not dye. I am the bread of life, which came from heaven, whosoever shall eat of this bread shall live for ever.