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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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Now forasmuch,1 as I trust, that I have plainly enough set forth the propitiatory sacrifice of our saviour Jesus Christ,2 to the capacity & comfort of all men that have any understanding of Christ, and have declared also the heinous abomination & Idolatry of the Popish Mass (wherein the priests have taken upon them the office of Christ, to make a propitiatory sacrifice for the since of the people) and have also told what manner of sacrifice christen people ought to make, it is now necessary to make answer to the subtle persuasions and sophistical cavillations of the Papists, whereby the have deceived many a simple man, both learned and unlearned.
Nowe forasmuche,1 as I trust, that I haue playnly enough set furth the propitiatory sacrifice of our sauior Iesu Christ,2 to the capacitee & comfort of all men that haue any vnderstādyng of Christe, and haue declared also the heynous abhominacion & Idolatry of the Popish Masse (wherin the priestes haue taken vpon them the office of Christ, to make a propitiatory sacrifice for the synnes of the people) and haue also tolde what maner of sacrifice christen people ougt to make, it is nowe necessary to make answere to the subtyll persuacions and sophisticall cauillacions of the Papistes, wherby the haue deceiued many a symple manne, both learned and vnlearned.
- 1Chap. 12.
- 2The answer to the Papists.The answer to the Papistes.