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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.
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 ⟨p. 102⟩they them selues worshyp nothynge there at all.
But the Papists (for their own commodity to keep the people still in Idolatry) do often allege a certain place of S. Augustine upon the Psalms,1 where he saith, that no man doth eat the flesh of Christ, except he first worship it, and that we do not offend in worshipping thereof, but we should offend, if we should not worship it.
But the Papistes (for their owne commoditee to kepe the people styll in Idolatrye) do often allege a certain place of S. Augustyne vpō the Psalmes,1 where he sayth, that no man dothe eate the fleshe of Christe, excepte he fyrste worship it, and that we do not offende in worshippyng therof, but we should offende, if we should not worship it.