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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 in a Catechism by me translated & set forth, I used like manner of speech, saying, that with our bodily mouths we receive the body & blood of Christ. Which my saying divers ignorant persons (not used to read old ancient authors, nor acquainted with their phrase and manner of speech) did carp and reprehend, for lack of good understanding.
And in a Cathechisme by me translated & set furth, I vsed like maner of speeche, saiyng, that with our bodely mouthes we receiue the body & bloud of Christ. Whiche my saiyng diuers ignorant persones (not vsed to reade olde auncient authors, nor acquainted with their phrase and maner of speeche) did carpe and reprehende, for lacke of good vnderstandyng.
For this speech, and other before rehearsed of Chrysostom, & all other like, he not understand of the very flesh and blood of our saviour Christ (which in very deed we neither feel nor see) but that which we do to the bread and wine, by a figurative speech, is spoken to be done to ⟨image 106⟩the flesh & blood, because they be the very signs, figures and tokens instituted of Christ, to represent unto us, his very flesh and blood.
For this speeche, and other before rehersed of Chrysostome, & all other like, he not vnderstand of the very fleshe and bloud of our sauior Christ (whiche in very deede wee neither feele nor see) but that whiche wee do to the bread and wyne, by a figuratiue speeche, is spoken to bee done to ⟨image 106⟩the fleshe & bloud, because they bee the very signes, figures and tokens instituted of Christ, to represent vnto vs, his very fleshe and bloud.