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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.
These words of Ireneus be most plain, that Christ taking very material bread, a creature of God, and of such sort as other bread is, which wed use, called that his body, when he said, This is my body. And the wine also which doth feed and nourish us, he called his blood.
These wordes of Ireneus be most plaine, that Christe takynge very materiall breade, a creature of God, and of suche sort as other breade is, whiche wedd vse, called that his body, when he sayde, This is my bodye. And the wyne also whiche doothe feede and noryshe vs, he called his bloudde.
Tertullian likewise in his book written against the Jews,1 saith that Christ called bread his body. And in his book against Martion he oftentimes repeateth the self same words.
Tertulian likewise in his booke written agaynst the Iewes,1 saith that Christe called bread his body. And in his booke against Martion he oftentymes repeteth the selfe same wordes.
- 1Tertulianus aduersus Judaeos?Tertulianus aduersus Iudaeos?
1And S. Cyprian in the first book of his epistles, saith the same thing, that Christ called such bread, as is made of many corns joined together, his body: and such wine he named his blood, as is pressed out of many grapes, and made into wine.