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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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1For whether the authors (which they allege) say that we do eat Christs flesh and drink his blood,2 or that the bread and wine is converted into the substance of his flesh and blood, or that we be turned into his flesh, or that in the Lords supper we do receive his very flesh and blood, or that in the bread and wine is received that which did hang upon the Cross, or that Christ hath left his flesh with us, or that Christ is in us, and we in him, or that he is whole here and whole in heaven, or that the same thing is in the Chalice, ⟨p. 75⟩which flowed out of his side, or that the same thing is received with our mouth, which is believed with our faith, or that the bread and wine after the Consecration, be the body and blood of CHRIST, or that we be nourished with the body and blood of Christ, or that Christ is both gone hence, and is still here, or that Christ at his last supper, bare him self in his own hands.
1For whether the authors (which they alledge) say that we doo eate Christes fleshe and drynke his bloudde,2 or that the bread and wyne is conuerted into the substance of his fleshe and bloud, or that we bee tourned into his fleshe, or that in the Lordes supper we do receaue his very fleshe and bloudde, or that in the breadde and wyne is receaued that whyche dydde hange vppon the Crosse, or that Christe hathe lefte his fleshe with vs, or that Christe is in vs, and wee in hym, or that he is whole here and whole in heauen, or that the same thynge is in the Chalice, ⟨p. 75⟩whyche flowed oute of his syde, or that the same thynge is receaued with our mouthe, whyche is beleued with our faythe, or that the breade and wyne after the Consecration, bee the body and bloudde of CHRISTE, or that we bee nouryshed with the body and bloude of Christ, or that Christe is bothe gone hence, and is styll here, or that Christe at his laste supper, bare hym selfe in his owne handes.