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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.
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⟩old testament, ceased and had an end in Christ: lest by our great unkindness we should peradventure be forgetful of the great benefit of Christ, therefore at his last supper (when he toke his leave of his apostles to depart out of the world) he did make a new will and testament, wherein he bequeathed unto us clean remission of all our since, and the everlasting inheritance of heaven. And the same he confirmed the next day with his own blood and death.
1And forasmuch as the sheddyng of that lambes bloud was a token & figure of the sheddyng of Christes bloud than to come, and forasmuche also as all the sacramentes and figures of the ⟨p. 73⟩old testament, ceassed and had an end in Christ: leste by our great vnkyndnes we should peraduenture bee forgetfull of the greate benefite of Christ, therfore at his last supper (when he toke his leaue of his apostles to departe oute of the worlde) he dyd make a new wyll and testament, wherin he bequeathed vnto vs cleane remission of all our synnes, and the euerlastynge inheritance of heauen. And the same he confirmed the nexte daie with his owne bloud and death.
- 1The Lords supperThe Lordes supper
And lest we should forget the same, he ordained not a yearly memory (as the Paschal lamb was eaten but ones every year) but a daily remembrance he ordained thereof in bread & wine, sanctified and dedicated to that purpose, saying: This is my body,1