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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.
1For as saint Paul in his Epistle to the Hebrews witnesseth, Although the high priests of the old law offered many times (at the least every year ones) yet Christ offereth not him self many times,2 for then he should many times have dyed. But now he offereth him self but ones, to take away, sin by that offering of him self. And as men must dye ones, so was Christ offered ones, to take away the since of many.
1For as sainct Paule in his Epistle to the Hebrues witnesseth, Although the high priestes of the olde lawe offered many tymes (at the least euery yere ones) yet Christe offereth not him selfe many tymes,2 for then he should many tymes haue dyed. But nowe he offereth him selfe but ones, to take awaye, synne by that offeryng of him selfe. And as menne must dye ones, so was Christ offered ones, to take awaye the synnes of many.
And furthermore S. Paul saith, That the ⟨p. 105⟩sacrifices of the old law, although they were continually offered from year to year, yet could they not take away sin, nor make men perfect. For if they could ones have quieted mens consciences,