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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.
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.
As many of theym as I haue redde (the byshop of Wynchester only excepted) doo say, that Christe called not the bread his body, nor wyne his bloud, whan he said, This is my body, This is my bloude, and yet in expounding these wordēs, thei vary amōg them selfes: which is a tokē that thei be vncertain of their owne doctrine.
For some of them say, that by this pronoun demonstrative (this) Christ understood not the bread nor wine, but his body and blood.
For some of them saye, that by this pronoune demonstratiue (this) Christ vnderstode not the bread nor wyne, but his body and bloud.
And other some say, that by the pronoun (this) he meant nether the bread nor wine, nor his body nor blood, but that he meant a particular thing uncertain, which they call Individuum vagum, or Individuum in genere, I trow some Mathematical quiddity, they can not tell what.
And other som say, that by the pronoune (this) he ment nether the bread nor wyne, nor his body nor bloud, but that he ment a particular thyng vncertayne, whiche they cal Indiuiduum vagum, or Indiuiduum in genere, I trow some Mathematicall quiditee, they can not tell what.