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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.
1Is not the cup of blessing, which we bless, a communion of the blood of Christ? Is not the bread, which we break, a communion of the body of Christ? We being many, are one bread and one body. For we all are partakers of one bread and of one cup.
1Is not the cup of blessynge, whyche we blesse, a comunion of the bloude of Christe? Is not the bread, whiche we breake, a communyon of the bodye of Christ? We beyng many, ar one bread and one body. For we all ar partakers of one bread and of one cuppe.
And in the eleventh he speaketh on this manner.
And in the eleuenth he speaketh on this maner.
1That which I delivered unto you, ⟨p. 2⟩I received of the Lord. For the lord Jesus, the same night, in the which he was betrayed, toke bread, and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said: Take, eat, this is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise also he toke the cup, when supper was done, saying: This cup is the new testament in my blood. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread and drink this cup, show forth the Lords death till he come. Wherefore who so ever shall eat of this bread or drink of this cup unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine him self, and so eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, because he maketh no difference of the Lords body. For this cause many are weak and