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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 as touching the fifth point (whereof the worms or moulding is engendered, and whereof the vinegar cometh) the answer is easy to make (according to all learning and experience) that they come, (according to the course of nature) of the substance of the bread and wine to long kept, and not of the accidents alone, as the Papists do fondly fantasy.
And as touchyng the fift point (whereof the wormes or moulyng is engendred, and whereof the vyneger commeth) the answere is easye to make (accordyng to all learnyng and experiēce) that they come, (accordyng to the course of nature) of the substaunce of the bread and wyne to long kept, and not of the accidētes alone, as the Papistes do fondly phantasy.
And likewise the substances of bread & wine, do feed and nourish the body of them, that eat the same, and not the only accidents.
And likewise the substances of bread & wyne, do feede and norishe the body of them, that eate the same, and not the only accidentes.
In these answers is no absurdity nor inconvenience, nothing spoken, either contrary to holy scripture, or to natural reason, Philosophy or experience, or against any old ancient author, or the primitive or catholic church, but only against the malignant and Papistical church of Rome. Where as on the other side, that cursed synagogue of Antichrist, hath defined and determined in this matter, many things contrary to Christs words, contrary to the old ⟨p. 45⟩catholic church, and the holy martyrs and doctors of the same, and contrary to all natural reason, learning and philosophy.