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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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A TABLE OF THE CHIEF AND PRINCIPAL MATTERS CONtained in this Book.
A TABLE OF THE CHIEF AND PRINCIPALL MATTERS CONteyned in this Booke.
The contents of the first book. The abuse of the Lords supper. Fol. 1. The eating of the body of Christ. Eodem The eating of the sacrament of his body fol. 2. Christ calleth the material bread his body fol. 4. Evil men do eat the sacrament, but not the body of Christ. fo. 5. Things sufficient for a christen mans faith, concerning this sacrament Eodem The sacrament which was ordained to make love & concord is turned into the occasion of variance and discord fo. 6. The spiritual hunger and thirstiness of the soul. fol. eod. The spiritual food of the soul fol. 8. Christ far excelleth all corporal food fol. 9. The sacraments were ordained to confirm our faith. eodē, Wherefore this sacrament was ordained in bread and wine. fol. 11. The unity of Christs mystical body Eodem This sacrament moveth all men to love & friendship. fol. 12. The doctrine of transubstantiation doth clean subvert our faith in Christ. Eodem. The spiritual eating is with the heart, not with the teethe. fol. 13. Four principal errors of the Papists fol. 14. The first is of transubstantiation. fol. eod. The second is of the presence of Christ in this sacrament. fol. 15. The third is that evil men eat and drink the very body. and blood of Christ fol. 17. The fourth is of the daily sacrifice of Christ fol. eod.
The contentes of the first booke. THe abuse of the Lordes supper. Fol. 1. The eatyng of the body of Christ. Eodem The eatyng of the sacrament of his body fol. 2. Christ calleth the material bread his body fol. 4. Euil men do eat ye sacramēt, but not the body of Christ. fo. 5. Thynges sufficente for a christen mans faythe, concernyng this sacrament Eodem The sacrament which was ordeined to make loue & concord is tourned into the occasion of variance and discord fo. 6. The spirituall hunger and thirstynesse of the soule. fol. eod. The spirituall foode of the soule fol. 8. Christ farre excelleth all corporal foode fol. 9. The sacramētes were ordayned to confirme our fayth. eodē, Wherfore this sacramēt was ordayned in bread and wyne. fol. 11. The vnitee of Christes mistical body Eodem This sacrament moueth all men to loue & frendship. fol. 12. The doctrine of transubstantiation doth cleane subuert our fayth in Christ. Eodem. The spiritual eatyng is with the heart, not with the teethe. fol. 13. Foure principal errors of the Papistes fol. 14. The first is of transubstantiation. fol. eod. The second is of the presence of Christ in this sacrament. fol. 15. The third is that euil menne eate and drynke the very body. and bloud of Christ fol. 17. The fourth is of the dayly sacrifice of Christ fol. eod.