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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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If they say no, than have I my purpose, that evil men although they receive the sacrament of Christs body, yet receive they not his very body. If they say yea, Then I would ask them further, Whether they have Christs spirit with in them or no?
If they saye no, than haue I my purpose, that euel men although they receaue the sacramente of Christes body, yet receiue they not his verye body. Yf they saye yea, Then I wolde aske them further, Whether they haue Christs spirit with in them or no?
If they say nay, then do they separate Christs body from his spirit, and his humanity from his divinity, and be condemned by the scripture as very Antichrists that divide Christ.
If they say nay, then do they separate Christs body from his spirite, and his humanitye frome his diuinite, and be condemned by the scripture as very Antichristes that diuide Christe.
And if they say yea, that a wicked man hath Christs spirit in him, then the scripture also condemneth them,1 saying: that as he which hath no spirit of Christs, is none of his, so he that hath ⟨image 103⟩Christ in him, liveth because he is justified. And if his spirit that raised Jesus from death dwell in you, he that raised Christ from death, shall give life to your mortal bodies, for his spirits sake, which dwelleth in you.
And yf they say yea, that a wicked man hathe Christes spirit in him, then the scripture also cō demneth them,