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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 although the subtle Papists do colour and cloak the matter never so finely, saying that they worship not the sacraments, which they see with their eyes, but that thing, which they believe with their faith to be really and corporally in the sacraments, yet why do they than run from place to place, to gaze at the things which they see, if they worship them not? giving thereby occasion to them that be ignorant, to worship that which they see. Why do they not rather quietly sit still in their seats, and move the people to do the like, worshipping God in hart and in spirit, than to gad about from place to place, to see that thing, which they confess them selves is not to be worshipped?
And although the subtyl Papistes doo colour and cloke the matter neuer so finely, sayeng that they worshyp not the sacramentes, whiche they see with theyr eyes, but that thyng, whyche they beleue with their faith to be really and corporally in the sacramentes, yet why doo they than run frō place to place, to gase at the thinges whiche they see, yf they worshyp them not? giuyng therby occasion to them that be ignorant, to worship that whyche they see. Why doo they not rather quietly syt styll in their seates, and moue the people to doo the lyke, woorshyppynge God in hart and in spirite, than to gadde aboute from place to place, to see that thyng, whyche they confesse theim selues is not to bee worshipped?
And yet to eschew one inconvenience (that is to say, the worshipping of the sacrament) they fall into an other as evil, and worship▪ nothing there at all. For they worship that thing (as they say) which is really and corporally, and yet invisibly present under the kinds of bread and wine, which (as before is expressed and proved) is utterly nothing. And so they give unto the ignorant occasion, to worship bread and wine, and ⟨p. 102⟩they them selves worship nothing there at all.
And yet to eschue one inconuenience (that is to saie, the worshyppyng of the sacrament) they fall into an other as euyl, and worshyp nothyng there at al. For they worship that thyng (as thei say) whiche is really and corporally, and yet inuisibly present vnder the kinds of bread and wine, whiche (as before is expressed and proued) is vtterly nothyng. And so they geue vnto the ignorant occasion, to worshyp breade and wyne, and