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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.
Orth. But that also which was his natural body, may well be called his body, and his very blood also may be called his blood.
Orth. But that also which was his natural bodye, maye well be called his body, and his verye bludde also maye be called his bludde.
Eran. 'It is plain.
Eran. 'It is playne.
Orth. But our saviour without doubt changed the names, and gave to the body the name of the sign or token, and to the token he gave the name of the body.1 And so when he called himself a vine, he called blood that, which was the token of blood.
Orth. But oure sauiour without doubt chaunged the names, and gaue to the body the name of the signe or tooken, and to the tooken he gaue the name of the body.1 And so when he called himselfe a vyne, he called blud that, whiche was the token of blud.
- 1John. 15.Ihon. 15.