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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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Also upon the gospel of saint John he saith, 1that he that doth not eat his flesh and drink his blood, hath not in him everlasting life. And he that eateth his flesh, and drinketh his blood hath everlasting life. But it is not so in those meats, which we take to sustain our bodies. For although without them we can not live, yet it is not necessary, that whosoever receiveth them, shall live, for they may dye for age, sickness or other chances.
Also vpon the gospel of sainct Ihon he sayth, 1that he that doth not eate his fleshe and drynke his bloud, hath not in him euerlastyng life. And he that eateth his fleshe, and drynketh his bloud hath euerlastyng life. But it is not so in those meates, whiche we take to sustayne our bodyes. For although without them we can not liue, yet it is not necessarye, that whosoeuer receyueth them, shall liue, for they may dye for age, sickenes or other chaunces.
- 1In Johan. tractatu. 26.In Iohan. tractatu. 26.
But in this meat and drink of the body and blood of our Lord, it is otherwise. For both they that eat and drink them not, have not everlasting life: And contrary wise, whosoever eat and drink them, have everlasting life.
But in this meat and drynke of the body and bloud of our Lord, it is otherwise. For both thei that eate and drynke them not, haue not euerlastyng life: And contrary wyse, whosoeuer eate and drynke them, haue euerlastyng life.