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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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They say, that good men eat the body of Christ, and drink his blood, only at that time when they receive the sacrament: We say, that they eat, drink, and feed of Christ continually, so long as they be members of his body.
They say, that good menne eate the body of Christ, and drynke his bloud, only at that tyme whan they receiue the sacrament: We say, that they eate, drinke, and feede of Christ cōtinually, so long as they be membres of his body.
They say, that the body of Christ that is in the sacrament, hath his own proper form and quantity: We say, that Christ is there sacramentally and spiritually, without form or quantity.
They say, that the body of Christe that is in the sacrament, hath his owne proper fourme and quantitee: We say, that Christ is there sacramentally and spiritually, without fourme or quantitee.
They say, that the fathers & prophets of the old testament, did not eat the body nor drunk the blood of Christ: We say, that they did eat his body & drunk his blood, although he was not yet borne nor incarnated.
They say, that the fathers & prophetes of the olde testament, did not eate the body nor drunke the bloud of Christ: We say, that they dyd eate his body & drunke his bloud, although he was not yet borne nor incarnated.