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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. 'The body of Christ, and the blood of Christ.
Orth. 'The body of Christ, and the bloud of Christ.
Era. And dost thou believe that thou art made partaker of Christs body and blood?
Era. And dost thou beleue that thou art made parttaker of Christes body and bloudde?
Orth. 'I believe so.
Orth. 'I beleeue so.
Era. Therefore as the tokens of God's body and blood, be other things before the priests invocation, but after the invocation they be changed, and be other things: so also the body of Christ after his assumption is changed into his divine substance.
Era. Therfore as the tokens of Goddes bodye and bloude, be other thynges before the priestes inuocation, but after the inuocation they be chaunged, and be other thynges: so also the bodye of Christe after his assumption is chaunged into his diuine substaunce.