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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 saint Augustin was afraid, lest in worshipping of Christs very body, we should offend, and therefore he biddeth us, when we worship Christ, that we should not tarry and fix our minds upon his flesh (which of it self availeth nothing) but that we should lift up but our minds from the flesh to the spirit, which giveth life: and yet the Papists be not afraid by crafty means to induce us, to worship those things, which be signs and sacraments of Christs body.
And saynt Augustin was afrayde, lest in worshyppyng of Christes very body, we shoulde offende, and therfore he byddeth vs, whan we worshyp Christe, that we shoulde not tarry and fixe our myndes vpon his fleshe (whyche of it self auayleth nothyng) but that we shuld lyfte vp but our myndes from the fleshe to the spirite, whiche giueth lyfe: and yet the Papistes be not afrayde by crafty meanes to induce vs, to worship those thynges, whyche be signes and sacramentes of Christes bodye.
But what will not the shameless Papists allege for their purpose, when they be not ashamed to maintain the adoration of the Sacrament, by these words of saint Augustins? wherein he Speaketh not one word of the adoration of the sacrament, but only of Christ him self.
But what wyl not the shamelesse Papistes alledge for theyr purpose, whan they be not ashamed to maynteyne the adoration of the Sacrament, by these wordes of saynt Augustins? wherin he Speaketh not one word of the adoration of the sacrament, but onely of Christe hym selfe.
And although he say, that Christ gave his flesh to be eaten of us, yet he meant not, that his flesh is here corporally present, and corporally eaten, but only spiritually. As his words declare plainly, which follow in the same place, where saint Augustine as it were in the person of Christ, speaketh these words.