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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.
1Also S. Ambrose (if the book be his that is intiteled De hijs que misterijs initiantur ) saith, that before the consecration another kind is named, but after the consecration the body of Christ is signified. Christ said his blood, before the consecration it is called another thing, but after the consecration is signified the blood of Christ.
1Also S. Ambrose (if the booke bee his that is intiteled De hijs que misterijs initiātur ) sayth, that before the cōsecration another kynde is named, but after the consecracion the body of Christ is signified. Christ sayd his bloud, before the consecracion it is called another thyng, but after the consecracion is signified the bloud of Christ.
- 1Ambros. de hijs qui mysterijs initiantur. cap. ult.Ambros. de hijs qui mysterijs initiantur. cap. vlt.
1And in his book De sacramentis (if that be also his) he writeth thus. Thou doest receive the sacrament for a similitude of the flesh and blood of Christ, but thou doest obtain the grace & virtue of his true nature. And receiving the bread, in that food thou art partaker of his godly substance. And in the same book he saith.2 As thou hast in baptism received the similitude of death, so like wise doest thou in this sacrament drink the similitude of Christs precious blood. And again he saith in the said book.3 The priest saith: Make unto us this oblation to be acceptable, which is the figure of the body and blood of our lord Jesus Christ.