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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.
1The same authors did say also, that when Christ called the bread his body, and the wine his blood, it was no proper speech that he than used,2 but as all sacraments be figures of other things, and yet have the very names of the things which they do signify: so Christ instituting the sacrament of his most precious body and blood, did use figurative speeches, calling the bread by the name of his body, because it signified his body: and the wine he called his blood, because it represented his blood.
1The same authors did say also, yt whē Christ called the breade his body, and the wine his blud, it was no propre speache that he than vsed,2 but as al sacramentes be figures of other thinges, and yet haue the very names of the thinges whiche they do signifye: so Christ institutinge the sacrament of his most precious body and bloode, dyd vse figuratiue speaches, callynge the breade by the name of his bodye, bycause it signified hys body: and the wyne he called his bloude, bicause it represented his bloude.
- 1Chap. 11.
- 2This is my body: this is my blood, be figurative, speeches. The bread representeth Christs body, & the wine his blood.This is my bodye: this is my bloodde, be figuratiue, speaches. The bread represēteth Christes body, & the wyne hys bloode.