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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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And so the Antichrist of Rome, the chief author of all Idolatry, would bring faithful christen people, from the true worshipping of Christ, that was made and borne of the blessed virgin Mary, through the operation of the holy ghost, and suffered for us upon the cross, to worship another Christ made of bread & wine, through the consecration of a Popish priest.
And so the Antichrist of Rome, the chiefe author of all Idolatry, would bryng fayfthul christen people, frō the true worshippyng of Christ, that was made and borne of the blessed virgyn Mary, through the operacion of the holy ghost, and suffered for vs vpon the crosse, to worship another Christ made of bread & wyne, through the consecracion of a Popishe priest.
And thus the Popish priests make them selves the makers of God. For (say they) the priest by the words of consecration maketh that thing which is eaten and drunken in the Lords supper, and that (say they) is Christ him self both God and man, and so they take upon them to make both God and man.
And thus the Popishe priestes make them selues the makers of God. For (say they) the priest by the woordes of consecracion maketh that thyng whiche is eaten and dronken in the Lordes supper, and that (say they) is Christ him selfe both God and man, and so they take vpon them to make both God and man.
But let all true worshippers worship one god, one Christ, ones corporally made, of one only ⟨image 38⟩corporal substance, that is to say, of the blessed virgin Mary, that ones dyed, and rose ones again, ones ascended into heaven, and there sitteth and shall sit at the right had of his father evermore, although spiritually he be everyday amongest us, & whosoever come together in his name, he is in the midst among them. And he is the spiritual pasture and food of our souls, as meat and drink is of our bodies, which he signifieth unto us by the institution of his most holy supper in bread and wine, declaring that as the bread and wine corporally comfort and feed our bodies, so doth he with his flesh and blood spiritually comfort and feed our souls.