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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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The other example is of the sacrament of the body & blood of Christ, which (saith he) is a godly thing▪ and yet the substance or nature of bread and wine, do not cease to be there still.
The other example is of the sacrament of the body & bloud of Christ, which (saith he) is a godly thing▪ and yet the substaunce or nature of breade and wine, do not cease to be there styll.
Note well these words against all the Papists of our time, that Gelasius (which was bishop of Rome more than a thousand years passed) writeth of this sacrament, that the bread and wine cease not to be there still, as Christ ceased not to be god after his incarnation, but remained still perfect god, as he was before.
Note well these wordes againste all the Papistes of our time, that Gelasius (which was byshop of Rome more thā a thousād years passed) writeth of this sacrament, that the breade and wyne cease not to be there styll, as Christ ceased not to be god after his incarnation, but remayned styll perfect god, as he was before.
Theodoretus also affirmeth the same,1 both in his first and in his second dialogue. In the first he saith thus. He that called his natural body, ⟨image 35⟩wheat and bread, and also called him self a vine, the self same called bread and wine his body and blood, and yet changed not their natures.