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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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As often as you shall eat this bread, and drink this cup, show forth the Lords death until he come. Till he come saith S. Paul, signifying, that he is not there corporally present. For what speech were this or who useth of him that is already present, to say, Until he come? For Until I come, signifieth that he is not yet present. This is the catholic faith, which we learn from our youth in our common Creed, and which Christ taught, the Apostles followed, and the martyrs confirmed with their blood.
As often as you shall eate this bread, and drynke this cuppe, shewe furth the Lordes death vntyll he come. Tyll he come sayth S. Paule, signifiyng, that he is not there corporally present. For what speeche were this or who vseth of him that is already present, to say, Untyl he come? For Untyl I come, signifyeth that he is not yet present. This is the catholike fayth, whiche we learne from our youth in our common Crede, and whiche Christ taught, the Apostles folowed, and the martyres confirmed with theyr bloud.
And although Christ in his humane nature substantially, really, corporally, naturally and sensibly, be present with his father in heaven, yet sacramentally and spiritually he is here present in water bread and wine, as in signs and sacraments, but he is in deed spiritually in the faithful christian people, which according to Christs ordinance be baptised, or receive the ⟨p. 17⟩holy communion, or unfeignedly believe in him. Thus have you hard the second principal article, wherein the Papists vary from the truth of God's word, and from the catholic faith.
And although Christ in his humayne nature substantially, really, corporally, naturally and sensibly, be present with his father in heauē, yet sacramentally and spiritually he is here present in water bread and wyne, as in signes and sacramentes, but he is in deede spiritually in the faythfull christian people, whiche accordyng to Christes ordinaunce be baptised, or receyue the ⟨p. 17⟩