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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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Likewise Theodoretus saith, When Christ gave the holy mysteries, he called bread his body, and the cup mixed with wine and water, he called his blood. By all these foresaid authors, and places, with many more, it is plainly proved, that when our Saviour Christ gave bread unto his Disciples: saying: Take, and eat, this is my body, And likewise when he gave them the ⟨image 64⟩cup, saying: Divide this among you, and drink you all of this, for this is my blood: he called than the very material bread his body, and the very wine his blood.
Likewise Theodoretus saith, Whan Christe gaue the holy mysteries, he called bread his body, and the cuppe myxt with wyne and water, he called his bloude. By all these forsaid authors, and places, with manny mo, it is playnely proued, that whan our Sauiour Christe gaue breadde vnto his Disciples: sayinge: Take, and eate, this is my body, And lykewise when he gaue them the ⟨image 64⟩cuppe, sayinge: Diuide this amonge you, and drynke you all of this, for this is my bludde: he called than the very materiall bread his bodye, and the very wyne his bloudde.
That bread (I say) that is one of the creatures here in earth among us, and that groweth out of the earth, and is made of many grains of corn, beaten into flower, and mixed with water, and so baken & made into bread, of such sort as other our bred is, that hath neither sense nor reason, & finally that fedeth and nourisheth our bodies, such bread Christ called his body, when he said, This is my body. And such wine as is made of grapes pressed together, and there of is made drink, which nourisheth the body, such wine he called his blood.
That bread (I say) that is one of the creatures here in earth amonge vs, and that groweth out of the earth, and is made of many graynes of corne, beaten into flower, and mixed with water, and so baken & made into bread, of such sort as other our bred is, that hath neither sence nor reason, & finally that fedeth and nourisheth our bodies, suche bread Christe called his bodye, whan he sayd, This is my body. And such wine as is made of grapes pressed togyther, and ther of is made drynke, whiche norisheth the body, suche wyne he called his bloud.