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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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This is the most true doctrine of our saviour Christ, that who so ever eateth him, shall have everlasting life. And by and by it followeth in the same place of John more clearly. Verily verily I say unto you, except you eat the flesh ⟨p. 91⟩of the son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.1 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath life everlasting, and I will raise him again at the last day: For my flesh is very meat, and my blood is very drink, He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living father hath sent me, and I live by the father, even so he that eateth me, shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven, not as your fathers did eat Manna, and are dead, he that eateth of this bread, shall live for ever.
This is the moste trewe doctrine of our sauiour Christe, that who so euer eateth hym, shall haue euerlasting life. And by and by it foloweth in the same place of Iohn more cleerely. Ueryly verely I say vnto you, except you eate the fleshe ⟨p. 91⟩of the sonne of man, and drynke his bloud, you shall not haue lyfe in you.1 He that eateth my fleshe and drynketh my bloud, hath lyfe euerlastyng, and I wyll rayse hym agayne at the laste daye: For my fleshe is very meate, and my bloudde is very drynke, He that eateth my fleshe, and drynketh my bloud, dwelleth in me, and I in hym. As the lyuyng father hath sente me, and I lyue by the father, euen so he that eateth me, shal lyue by me. This is the bread whiche came downe from heauen, not as your fathers dyd eate Manna, and are dead, he that eateth of this bread, shall lyue for euer.