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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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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.
And yet as with our corporal eyes, corporal hands and mouths we do corporally see, feel, taste, and eat the bread, and drink the wine (being the sign and sacraments of Christs body,) even so with our spiritual eyes, hands and mouths, we do spiritually see, feel, taste, & eat his very flesh and drink his very blood.
And yet as with our corporal eyes, corporal hādes and mouthes wee do corporally see, feele, taste, and eate the bread, and drynke the wyne (beyng the signe and sacramentes of Christes body,) euen so with oure spiritual eyes, handes and mouthes, we do spiritually see, feele, taste, & eate his very fleshe and drynke his very bloud.