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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. Thou seemest to me ignorant, for it is not called his body only, but also the bread of life, as the Lord called it. So the body of Christ we call a godly body, a body that giveth life, God's body, the Lords body, our masters body, meaning that it is not a common body, as other mens bodies be, but that it is the body of our Lord Jesus Christ, both god and man.
Orth. Thou semest to me ignorant, for it is not called his body onely, but also the bread of lyfe, as the Lorde called it. So the bodye of Christe we call a godly body, a body that geueth lyfe, Goddes body, the Lordes body, our maisters bodye, meanyng that it is not a common body, as other mens bodies be, but that it is the bodye of oure Lord Iesu Christ, both god and man.
This have I rehearsed of the great clerk and holy bishop Theodoretus, whom some of the Papists perceiving to make so plainly against them, have defamed, saying that he was infected with the error of Nestorius.
This haue I rehersed of the great clerke and holy byshop Theodoretus, whome some of the Papistes perceyuynge to make so playnely agaynst them, haue defamed, sayeng that he was infected with the errour of Nestorius.
Here the Papists show their old accustomed nature and condition, which is (even in a manifest matter) rather to lye without shame, than to give place unto the truth, & confess their own error. And although his adversaries falsely bruited such a fame against him, when he was yet alive, nevertheless he was purged thereof by the whole council of Calcedon, about eleven hundred years ago.
Here the Papistes shewe their old accustomed nature and condition, whiche is (euen in a manifest matter) rather to lye without shame, than to geue place vnto the truthe, & confesse their owne errour. And althoughe his aduersaries falsely bruted suche a fame agaynst hym, whan he was yet alyue, neuerthelesse he was pourged thereof by the whole councel of Calcedon, about aleuen hundred yeares ago.