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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.
1And (as before is at length declared) a figure hath the name of the thing that is signified thereby.2 As a mans image is called a man, a Lyons image, a Lyon: a birds image, a bird: and an image of a tree and herb, is called a tree or herb. So were we wont to say, Our lady of Walsingham: Our lady of Ipswich: Our lady of Grace: Our lady of pity: saint Peter ⟨p. 100⟩of Milan: Saint John of Amyas. and such like, not meaning the things them selves, but calling their images by the name of the things by them prepresented. And likewise we were wont to say, Great saint Christopher of York or Lincoln: Our lady smileth, or rocketh her child: Let us go in Pilgrimage to saint Peter at Rome, and saint James in Compostella, And a thousand like speeches, which were not understand of the very things, but only of the images of them.
1And (as before is at length declared) a figure hath the name of the thyng that is signifyed thereby.2 As a mannes ymage is called a man, a Lyons image, a Lyon: a byrdes image, a byrde: and an image of a tree and herbe, is called a tree or herbe. So were we wont to say, Our lady of Walsyngham: Our lady of Ipiswyche: Oure lady of Grace: Our lady of pytie: sainct Peter ⟨p. 100⟩of Myllan: Sainct Ihon of Amyas. and suche like, not meanyng the thynges them selues, but callyng their images by the name of the thynges by them prepresēted. And lykewise we were wont to say, Great sainct Christopher of Yorke or Lyncolne: Oure lady smyleth, or rocketh her childe: Let vs go in Pilgrymage to sainct Peter at Rome, and sainct Iames in Compostella, And a thousand lyke speeches, whiche were not vnderstand of the very thinges, but onely of the images of them.