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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For as touching the first point, what is broken, what is eaten, what drunken, and what chewed in this sacrament, it is easy to answer, The bread and wine, as S. Paul saith: The bread which we break.
For as touchyng the fyrst poynt, what is broken, what is eaten, what dronken, and what chawed in this sacrament, it is easy to answere, The bread and wyne, as S. Paule saith: The bread whiche we breake.
And as concerning the second & third points; neither is the substance of bread & wine without ⟨image 50⟩their proper accidents, nor their accidents hang alone in the air without any substance, but according to all learning, the substance of the bread and wine reserve their own accidents, and the accidents do rest in their own substances.
And as cōcernyng the second & third pointes; neither is the substance of bread & wine without ⟨image 50⟩their proper accidentes, nor their accidentes hang alone in the ayre without any substaunce, but accordyng to all learnyng, the substance of the bread and wyne reserue their owne accidentes, and the accidentes do rest in their owne substances.
And also as concerning the fourth point, there is no place left void after Consecration (as the Papists dream) but bread and wine fulfil their places, as they did before.
And also as concernyng the fourth poynt, there is no place lefte voyde after Consecracion (as the Papistes dreame) but bread and wyne fulfyll their places, as they did before.