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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.
And forasmuch as this holy bread broken, and the wine divided, do represent unto us the death of Christ now passed, as the killing of ⟨image 79⟩the Paschal lamb did represent y• same yet to come: therefore our saviour Christ used the same manner of speech of the bread and wine, as God before used of the Paschal lamb.
And forasmuche as this holy breade broken, and the wine deuided, doo represent vnto vs the death of Christ nowe passed, as the kyllynge of ⟨image 79⟩the Paschall lambe dyde represent y• same yet to come: therfore our sauiour Christ vsed the same maner of speeche of the bread and wyne, as God before vsed of the Paschall lambe.
1For as in the old Testament God said: This is the Lords Passeby, or Passover, even so saith Christ in the new Testament,2 This is my body, This is my blood. But in the old mystery and sacrament, the Lamb was not the Lords very Passover or passing by, but it was a figure which represented his passing by. So likewise in the new Testament, the bread and wine be not Christs very body and blood, but they be figures, which by Christs institution be unto the godly receivers thereof, Sacraments, tokens, significations, and representations of his very flesh and blood: instructing their faith, that as the bread and wine feed them corporally and continue this temporal life: so the very flesh and blood of Christ feedeth them spiritually, and giveth them everlasting life.
1For as in the olde Testament God sayd: This is the Lordes Passeby, or Passeouer, euen so sayth Christ in the new Testament,