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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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1For these monstrous things were never seen nor known of the old and primitive church,2 nor there was not than in one Church many Masses every day, but upon certain days there was a common table of the lords supper, where a number of people did together receive y• body and blood of the lord: but there were then no daily private Masses, where every priest received alone, like as until this day there is none in the Greek churches but one common Mass in a day. Nor the holy fathers of the old church would not have suffered such ungodly and wicked abuses of the Lords supper.
1For these monstrous thinges were neuer seen nor knowen of the olde and primitiue churche,2 nor there was not than in one Churche manye Masses euery daye, but vppon certayne dayes there was a common table of the lordes supper, where a numbre of people did togither receive y• body and blud of the lord: but there were then no daily priuate Masses, where euery preest receaued alone, lyke as vntill this daye there is none in the Greeke churches but one common Masse in a daye. Nor the holy fathers of the old church would not haue suffered suche vngodly and wicked abuses of the Lordes supper.
- 1Chap. 16.
- 2There was no papistical Masses in the Primitive church.Ther was no papisticall Masses in the Primatiue church.