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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.
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.
This is the true doctrine, confirmed as well by holy scripture, as by all ancient authors of Christs church, both Greeks and Latins, that is to say, that when our Saviour Christ gave bread and wine to his disciples, and spake these words, This is my body, This is my blood. it was very bread and wine which he called his body and blood.
This is the true doctrine, confirmed as well by holy scripture, as by all auncient authors of Christes churche, bothe Grekes and Latines, that is to say, that when our Sauiour Christe gaue bread and wyne to his disciples, and spake these woordes, This is my bodye, This is my bloude. it was very bread and wyne whiche he called his body and bloud.
Now let the Papists show some authority for their opinion, either of scripture, or of some ancient author. And let them not constrain all men to follow their fond devises, only because they say, It is so, without any other ground or authority, but their own bare words. For in such wise credit is to be given to God's