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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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1But here may not be passed over the answer unto certain places of ancient Authors, which at the first show,2 seem to make for the Papists purpose, that evil men do eat and drink the very flesh and blood of Christ. But if those places be truly and throughly weighed, it shall appear, that not one of them maketh for their error, that evil men do eat Christs very body.
1But here maye not be passed ouer the answere vnto certain places of auncient Authors, which at the firste shew,2 seeme to make for the Papists purpose, that euel men do eate and drink the very fleshe and bludde of Christe. But if those places be truely and throughely waied, it shall appeare, that not one of theym maketh for theyr errour, that euel men do eat Christes very body.
- 1Chap. 7.
- 2The answer to the Papists authorsThe aunswere to the Papists authors
1The first place is of S. Augustin contra Cresconium grammaticum, where he saith, that although Christ himself say, He that eateth not my flesh and drinketh not my blood, shall not have life in him. yet doth not his apostles teach that the same is pernicious to them which use it not well? for he saith: Whosoever eateth the bread and drinketh ⟨p. 99⟩the cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.