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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
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Thus much have I spoken for Theodoretus, which I pray the be not weary to read (good reader) but often and with delectation, deliberation, and good advertisement to read. For it containeth plainly and briefly the true instruction of a christian man, concerning the matter, which in this book we treat upon.
Thus muche haue I spoken for Theodoretus, which I praie the be not wery to rede (good reder) but often and with delectation, deliberation, and good aduertisement to rede. For it conteyneth playnly and brefely the true instruction of a christian man, concernyng the matter, whiche in this boke we treate vpon.
First,1 that our saviour Christ in his last supper, when he gave bread and wine to his apostles, (saying: This is my body, This is my blood) it was bread which he called his body, & wine mixed in the cup, which he called his blood: so that he changed the names of the bread and wine (which were the mysteries, sacraments, signs, figures & tokens of Christs flesh and blood) & called them by the names of the things, which they did represent and signify, that is to say, the bread he called by the name of his very flesh, & the wine by the name of his blood.
First,1 that our sauiour Christe in his last supper, when he gaue breade and wyne to his apostles, (sayeuge: This is my bodye, This is my bloud) it was bread which he called his body, & wyne myxed in the cuppe, whyche he called his bloud: so that he changed the names of the bread and wine (which were the misteries, sacraments, signes, figures & tokens of Christes fleshe and bloude) & called them by the names of the thinges, which they dyd represent and signifie, that is to say, the breade he called by the name of his very fleshe, & the wyne by the name of his blud.
- 1Five principal things to be noted in Theodoretus.