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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.
1Cyril upon saint John is Gospel saith, that those which eat Manna, dyed, because they received thereby no strength to live ever (for it gave no life, but only put away bodily hunger) but they that receive the bread of life, shall be made immortal, and shall eschew all the evils that pertain to death, living with Christ for ever. And in another place he saith. 2Forasmuch as the flesh of them to Christ doth naturally give life, therefore it maketh life, that be partakers of it. For it putteth death away from them, and utterly driveth destruction out of them.
1Cyrill vpon sainct Ihon is Gospell sayth, that those whiche eate Manna, dyed, because thei receyued thereby no strength to liue euer (for it gaue no life, but only put away bodely hunger) but they that receyue the bread of lyfe, shalbe made immortal, and shall eschewe all the euils that partayne to death, liuyng with Christ for euer. And in another place he sayth. 2Forasmuche as the fleshe of them to Christe doth naturally geue life, therefore it maketh lyfe, that bee partakers of it. For it putteth death awaye from them, and vtterly dryueth destruction out of them.
- 1Cyrillus in Johan Lib. 4 cap. 10.Cyrillus in Iohan Lib. 4 cap. 10.
- 2•ap. 18.
1And he concludeth the matter shortly in another place in few words, saying, that when we eat the flesh of our saviour, then have we life in us. For if things that were corrupt, were restored by only touching of his clothes, how can it be, that we shall not live that eat his flesh? And further he saith,