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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 therefore the bread and wine be called examples of Christs flesh and blood, and also they be called his very flesh and blood, to signify unto us, that as they feed us carnally, so do they admonish us that Christ with his flesh and blood doth feed us spiritually, and most truly unto everlasting life.
And therefore the bread and wyne bee called examples of Christes fleshe and bloud, and also they be called his very fleshe and blode, to signifie vnto vs, that as they feade vs carnally, so do they admonishe vs that Christe with his fleshe and bloud doth feade vs spiritually, and moste truely vnto euerlastyng life.
And as almighty God by his most mighty word and his holly spirit and infinite power brought forth all creatures in the beginning, and ever sithens hath preserved them, even ⟨image 94⟩so by the same word and power he worketh in us from time to time this marvellous spiritual generation & wonderful spiritual nourishment & feeding, which is wrought only by God, and is comprehended and received of us by faith.
And as almyghty God by his moste myghty worde and his hollye spirite and infinite power brought forth all creatures in the begynnyng, and euer sithens hath preserued theym, euen ⟨image 94⟩so by the same worde and power he woorketh in vs from time to tyme this meruailous spiritual generation & wonderfull spirituall norishment & feedyng, which is wrought onely by God, and is comprehended and receiued of vs by fayth.
And as bread and drink by natural nourishment be changed into a mans body, and yet the body is not changed, but the same that it was before: so although the bread and wine be sacramentally changed into Christs body, yet his body is the same and in the same place that it was before, that is to say, in heaven, without any alteration of the same.