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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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1Almighty god the father of light and truth, banish all such darkness and error out of his church,2 with the authors and teachers thereof, or else convert their hearts unto him, and give this light of faith to every man, that he may trust to have remission of his sins, and be delivered from eternal death and hell, by the merit only of the death and blood of Christ: and that by his own faith, every man may apply the same unto himself, and not take it at the appointment of Popish priests, by the merit of their sacrifices and oblations.
1Almighty god the father of lyght and truthe, banish all suche darkenes and errour out of hys churche,2 with the authors and teachers thereof, or els conuerte their hartes vnto hym, and giue this light of faithe to euery man, that hee maye truste to haue remission of his sinnes, and be deliuered frome eternall death and hell, by the merite only of the death and bludde of Christe: and that by his owne faith, euerye man maye apply the same vnto himselfe, and not take it at the appoyntement of Popishe priestes, by the merite of their sacrifices and oblations.
- 1Chap. 8.
- 2The true sacrifice of all christian people.The true sacrifice of al christiā people.