A19571:693
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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And yet they cry out against them that profess the gospel,1 & say that they dissent from the ⟨image 122⟩church,2 and would have them to follow the example of their church. And so would they gladly do, if the Papists would follow the first church of the Apostles, which was most pure and incorrupt, but the Papists have clearly varied from the usage & examples of that church, and have invented new devises of their own brains, and will in no wise consent to follow the primitive church, and yet they would have other to follow their church, utterly varying & dissenting from the first most godly church.
And yet they crye out against them that professe the gospell,1 & say that they dissent from the ⟨image 122⟩churche,2 and would haue them to folowe the example of their churche. And so would they gladly do, if the Papistes would folow the first churche of the Apostles, whiche was moste pure and incorrupte, but the Papistes haue clearely va•ied from the vsage & examples of that churche, and haue inuented newe deuises of their owne braynes, and wyll in no wyse consent to folowe the primitiue churche, and yet they would haue other to folowe their church, vtterly variyng & dissentyng from the fyrst most godly churche.
- 1Chap. 18.