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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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1Now forasmuch as it is proved sufficiently (as well by the holy Scripture, as by natural operation,2 by natural reason, by all our senses, and by the most old and best learned authors, and holy martyrs of CHRISTS church,) that the substance of bread and wine do remain, and be received of faithful people in the blessed sacrament, or supper ⟨p. 30⟩the LORD: It is a thing worthy to be considered and well weighed, what moved the school authors of late years to defend the contrary opinion, not only so far from all experience of our senses, and so far from all reason, but also clean contrary to the old Church of CHRIST, and to God's most holy word. Surely nothing moved them thereto so much, as did the vain faith which they had in the church and sea of Rome.
1Nowe forasmuche as it is proued sufficientelye (as well by the holye Scripture, as by naturall operacion,2 by naturall reason, by all our senses, and by the most old and beste learned authors, and holy matyres of CHRISTES churche,) that the substaunce of breadde and wyne dooe remayne, and be receaued of faithefull people in the blessed sacramente, or supper ⟨p. 30⟩the LORD: It is a thinge woorthy to be considered and well waied, what moued the schoole authors of late yeares to defende the contrarye opinion, not onely so farre frome all experience of oure senses, and so farre frome all reasone, but also cleane contrarye to the olde Churche of CHRIST, and to goddes moste holy worde. Surelye nothing moued them thereto so much, as did the vaine faithe whiche they hadde in the churche and sea of Rome.