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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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What words could Cyprian have spoken more plainly, to show that the wine doth remain, than to say thus: If there be no wine, there is no blood of Christ?
What woordes could Cyprian haue spoken more plainly, to shewe that the wyne doth remayne, than to say thus: If there bee no wyne, there is no bloud of Christ?
And yet he speaketh shortly after, as plainly in the same Epistle. 1Christ (saith he) taking the cup, blessed it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Drink you all of this, for this is the blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many, for the remission of since. I say unto you, that from henceforth I will not drink of this creature of the vine, until I shall drink with you new wine in the kingdom of my father. By these words of Christ (saith saint Cyprian) we perceive, that the cup which the Lord offered, was not only water, but also wine. And that it was wine, that Christ called his blood, whereby it is clear, that Christs blood is not offered, if there be no wine in the Chalice. And after it followeth: Howe shall we drink with Christ new wine of the creature of the vine, if in the sacrifice of God the father and of Christ we do not offer wine?
And yet he speaketh shortly after, as plainely in the same Epistle. 1Christ (sayth he) takyng the cuppe, blessed it, and gaue it to his disciples, saiyng: Drynke you all of this, for this is the bloud of the newe testament, whiche shall bee shedde for many, for the remission of synnes. I say vnto you, that from hencefurth I wyll not drynke of this creature of the vyne, vntyll I shall drinke with you newe wyne in the kyngdome of my father. By these woordes of Christe (sayth sainct Cyprian) we perceiue, that the cuppe whiche the Lorde offered, was not onely water, but also wyne. And that it was wyne, that Christ called his bloud, whereby it is cleare, that Christes bloud is not offered, if there be no wyne in the Chalise. And after it foloweth: Howe shal we drynke with Christ newe wyne of the creature of the vyne, if in the sacrifice of God the father and of Christ we do not offre wyne?