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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.
Even so when common bread & wine be taken & severed from other bread and wine, to the use of the holy communion, that portion of bread and wine, although it be of the same substance that the other is, from the which it is severed, yet it is now called consecrated or holy bread, and holy wine.
Euen so whan cōmon bread & wine be taken & seuered frō other bread and wyne, to the vse of ye holy cōmunion, that portion of bread and wyne, although it be of the same substance that the other is, frō the whych it is seuered, yet it is nowe called consecrated or holy bread, and holy wyne.
Not that the bread and wine have or can have any holiness in them, but that they be used to an holy work, and represent holy & godly things. And therefore S. Dionyse calleth the bread,1 holy bread, and the cup an holy cup, as soon as they be set upon the altar to the use of the holy communion.
Not that the bread and wine haue or can haue any holynes in them, but that they be vsed to an holy worke, and represent holy & godly thinges. And therfore S. Dionyse calleth the breade,1 holy breade, and the cuppe an holy cuppe, as soone as they bee sette vppon the aultate to the vse of the holy communion.
- 1De eccl Hie rar. cap. 3.
But specially they may be called holy and consecrated, when they be separated to that holy use of Christs own words, which he spake for that purpose,