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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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But what christian ears can patiently hear this doctrine, that Christ is every day made a new, and made of another substance, than he was made of in his mothers womb▪ For where as at his incarnation, he was made of the nature and substance of his blessed mother, now (by these Papists opinion) he is made every ⟨image 37⟩day of the nature and substance of bread & wine, which (as they say) be turned into the substance of his body and blood. O what a marvellous Metamorphosis, and abominable heresy is this? to say, that Christ is daily made a new, & of a new matter? whereof it followeth necessarily, that they make us every day a new Christ, and not the same that was borne of the virgin Mary, nor that was crucified upon the cross, as it shall be plainly proved by these arguments following.
But what christian eares can paciently heare this doctryne, that Christe is euery day made a newe, and made of another substaunce, than he was made of in his mothers wombe▪ For where as at his incarnation, he was made of the nature and substaunce of his blessed mother, nowe (by these Papistes opinion) he is made euery ⟨image 37⟩day of the nature and substāce of bread & wyne, whiche (as they say) be turned into the substāce of his body and bloud. O what a meruailous Methamorphosis, and abhominable heresye is this? to say, that Christ is dayly made a newe, & of a newe matter? wherof it foloweth necessarily, that they make vs euery day a newe Christ, and not the same that was borne of the virgyn Mary, nor that was crucifyed vpon the crosse, as it shall be plainly proued by these argumentes folowyng.
First thus. If Christs body that was crucified was not made of bread, but the body that was eaten in the supper was made of bread (as the Papists say) than Christs body that was eaten, was not the same that was crucified.