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The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop…The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop…
The true copies of the letters between the reverend father in God John Bishop of Sarum and D. Cole upon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Queens Majesty, and her most honourable Counsel. 1560. Set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & privilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.The true copies of the letters betwene the reuerend father in God Iohn Bisshop of Sarum and D. Cole vpon occasion of a sermon that the said Bishop preached before the Quenes Maiestie, and hir most honorable Counsel. 1560. Set forthe and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Quenes Maiesties iniunctions. Cum gratia & priuilegio Regiæ Maiestatis per septennium.
London: printed by John Day, 1560
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.
S. Hierom, writing upon the xi. chapter, of the first to the Corinthians, hath these words. Caena dominica omnibus debe• esse communis, ⟨p. 155⟩quia ille omnibus discipulis suis qui aderant, aequaliter tradidit sacramenta. That is▪ the supper of the Lord must be common to all the people. For Christ gave his sacraments to all his disciples, y• were present. I leave out other authorities for shortness sake, for it would be to long, to say as much herein, as might be said. All these holy doctors, & godly fathers give us most perfect evidence of a communion, without mention making of any private Mass.
S. Hierom, wryting vpon the xi. chapter, of the fyrst to the Corinthians, hath these words. Caena dominica omnibus debe• esse communis, ⟨p. 155⟩quia ille omnibus discipulis suis qui aderant, aequaliter tradidit sacramenta. That is▪ the supper of the Lord must be comen to all the people. For Christ gaue his sacraments to all his disciples, y• were present. I leaue out other authorities for shortnes sake, for it wold be to long, to say as much herein, as might be sayd. All these holye doctours, & godly fathers geue vs most perfyt euidence of a communion, without mention making of any priuate Masse.
Thus the catholic church of Christ used the holy communion at the beginning. And even thus, the most part of Christian people, throughout the whole world, the Indians, the Mauritanians, the Egyptians, the Persians, the Arabians, the Armenians, y• Gre•anst ⟨image 158⟩