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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 as in the first creation of the world, all living creatures had their first life by gods only word. (for god only spake his word, and all things were created by and by accordingly) and after their creation he spake these words:1 Increase and multiply▪ and by the virtue of those words, all things have gendered and increased ever sithens that time: even so after that Christ said;2 Eat, this is my body. & Drink, this is my blood, Do this hereafter in remembrance of me. by virtue of these words, and not by virtue of any man, the bread and wine be so consecrated, that who so ever with a lively faith doth eat that bread and drink that wine, doth spiritually eat, drink and feed upon Christ, sitting in heaven with his father. And this is the whole meaning of S. Chrysostom.
And as in the first creation of the world, al lyuyng creatures had their first life by gods only word. (for god only spake his word, and al thinges were created by and by accordingly) and after their creation hee spake these woordes:1 Increase and multiply▪ and by the vertue of those wordes, al thinges haue gendred and increaced euer sithens that tyme: euen so after that Christe sayd;2 Eate, this is my body. & Drink, this is my bloud, Do this hereafter in remembrance of me. by vertu of these words, and not by vertu of any man, the bread and wine be so consecrated, that who so euer with a lyuely faithe dothe eate that bread and drink that wine, doth spiritually eate, drynke and feede vpon Christe, syttynge in heauen with his father. And this is the whole meanynge of S. Chrysostome.