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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.
1As the pure Paschal lamb without spot, signified Christ. The effusion of the lambs blood, signified the effusion of Christs blood. And the salvation of the children of Israel from temporal death by the lambs blood, signified our salvation from eternal death by Christs blood. And as almighty God passing through Egypt killed all the Egyptians heirs in every house, and left not one alive, & nevertheless he passed by the children of Israels houses, where he saw the Lambs blood upon the doors, and hurted none of them, but saved them all by the means of the Lambs blood: so likewise at the last judgement of the whole world, none shall be passed over and saved, but that shall be found marked with the blood of the most pure & immaculate lamb Jesus Christ.
1As the pure Paschal lambe without spot, signified Christ. The effusion of the lambes bloud, signified the effusion of Christes bloud. And the saluacion of the children of Israel from temporal death by the lambes bloud, signified our saluacion from eternall death by Christes bloud. And as almightie God passyng through Egipt killed all the Egyptians heyres in euery house, and lefte not one aliue, & neuerthelesse he passed by the children of Israels houses, where he sawe the Lambes bloud vpon the doores, and hurted none of them, but saued them all by the meanes of the Lambes bloudde: so lykewyse at the last iudgement of the whole worlde, none shall be passed ouer and saued, but that shall be founde marked with the bloud of the moste pure & immaculate lambe Iesus Christe.
- 1The Paschal lambThe Pascall lambe
1And forasmuch as the shedding of that lambs blood was a token & figure of the shedding of Christs blood than to come, and forasmuch also as all the sacraments and figures of the ⟨p. 73⟩