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An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief…An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe…
An apology or answer in defence of the Church of England with a brief and plain declaration of the true religion professed and used in the same.An apologie or answere in defence of the Churche of Englande with a briefe and plaine declaration of the true religion professed and vsed in the same.
Londini: printed by Reginald Wolfe, 1564
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Let them compare our Churches and theirs together, and they shall see that themselves have most shamefully gone from the Apostles, and we most justly have gone from them. For we following the example of Christ, of the Apostles, and the holy father•, give the people the holy Communion whole and perfect: But these men contrary to all the fathers, to all the Apostles, and contrary to Christ himself, do sever the sacraments, and pluck away the one part from the people, and that with most notorious sacrilege, as Gelasius termeth it.
Let them compare our Churches and theirs togither, and they shall see that themselues haue moste shamefully gon from the Apostles, and we moste iustely haue gon from them. For we folowinge the exaumple of Christ, of the Apostles, and the holy father•, giue the people the holye Communion whole and perfite: But these men contrary to all ye fathers, to all the Apostles, and contrarye to Christ himself, do seuer the sacraments, and plucke away the one parte from the people, and that with moste notorious sacriledge, as Gelasius termeth yt.
We have brought again the Lords supper unto Christs institution, ⟨image 95⟩and will have it to be a Communion in very deed, common and indifferent to a great number, according to the name. But these men have changed all things contrary to Christs institution, & have made a private Mass of the holy Communion: and so it cometh to pass, that we give the Lords supper unto the people, and they give them a vain pageant to gaze on.
Wee haue broughte againe the Lords supper vnto Christes institution, ⟨image 95⟩and will haue it to be a Communion in very deede, common and indifferent to a great number, accordinge to the name. But these men haue chaunged al things contrarie to Christes institution, & haue made a priuate Masse of the holy Communion: and so it commeth to passe, that we giue the Lordes supper vnto the people, and they giue them a vaine pagent to gase on.