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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.
NOW THIS MATTER OF 1transubstantiation being (as I trust) sufficiently resolved,2 (which is the first part before rehearsed, wherein the papistical doctrine varieth from the catholic truth) order requireth next, to entreat of the second part (which is of the manner of the presence of the body and blood of our saviour Christ in the sacrament thereof) wherein is no less contention, then in the first part.
NOW THIS MATTER OF 1transubstantiation being (as I trust) sufficiently resolued,2 (which is the fyrst part before rehersed, wherin the papistical doctrine varieth from the catholicke truth) ordre requireth next, to intreate of the seconde part (whiche is of the manner of the presence of the body and bloode of our sauiour Christe in the sacramente thereof) wherein is no lesse contention, then in the fyrste parte.
- 1Chap. 1.
- 2The presence of Christ in the sacramentThe presence of Christe in ye sacramēt
For a plain explication whereof, it is not unknown to all true faithful christian people, that ⟨image 51⟩our saviour CHRIST (being perfect God, and in all things equal and coeternal with his father) for our sakes became also a perfect man, taking flesh and blood of his blessed mother and virgin Mary, and (saving sin) being in all things like unto us, adjoining unto his divinity a most perfect soul and a most perfect body: his soul being endued with life, sense, will, reason, wisdom, memory, and all other things required to the perfect soul of man, and his body being made of very flesh and bones, not only having all members of a perfect mans body in due order and proportion, but also being subject to hunger, thirst, labour, sweat, weariness, cold, heat, and all other like infirmities and passions of man, and unto death also, and that the most vile and painful upon the cross. And after his death he rose again, with the self same visible and palpable body, and appeared therewith, and showed the same unto his Apostles, and specially to Thomas, making him to put his hands into his side, and to feel his wounds.