A19571:631
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.
But all that love and believe Christ him self,1 let them not think, that Christ is corporally in the bread,2 but let them lift up their hearts unto heaven, and worship him, sitting there at the right hand of his Father. Let them worship him in them selves, whose temples they be, in whom he dwelleth and liveth spiritually: but in no wise, let them worship him, as being corporally in the bread. For he is not in it, neither spiritually (as he is in man) nor corporally, (as he is in heaven) but only sacramentally, as a thing may be said to be in the figure, whereby it is signified.
But all that loue and beleeue Christe hym selfe,1 lette theym not thynke, that Christe is corporally in the breadde,2 but lette theym lyfte vp theyr hartes vnto heauen, and woorshyp hym, syttyng there at the ryght hande of his Father. Lette theym worshyp hym in them selues, whose temples they bee, in whome hee dwelleth and lyueth spiritually: but in no wyse, let them worshyp hym, as beynge corporally in the breadde. For he is not in it, neyther spiritually (as he is in manne) nor corporally, (as hee is in heauen) but onely sacramentally, as a thynge maye bee sayde to bee in the fygure, whereby it is sygnyfyed.
- 1Cha. 11.
- 2An exhortation to the true honouring of Christ in the sacrament.An exhortation to the trewe honoryng of Christe in the sacramente.