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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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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 ⟨p. 59⟩word only, and not to the word of any man.
Now let the Papistes shewe some authoritee for their opinion, eyther of scripture, or of some auncient author. And let theim not constrayne all men to folowe their fonde deuises, onely bycause they sai, It is so, without any other groūd or authoritee, but their owne bare wordes. For in suche wyse credite is to bee geuen to Goddes ⟨p. 59⟩worde onely, and not to the worde of any man.
As many of them as I have read (the bishop of Winchester only excepted) do say, that Christ called not the bread his body, nor wine his blood, when he said, This is my body, This is my blood, and yet in expounding these words, they vary among them selves: which is a token that they be uncertain of their own doctrine.