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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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THE SECOND BOOK IS AGAINST THE ERROR OF Transubstantiation.
THE SECONDE BOOKE IS AGAINST THE ERROVR OF Transubstantiation.
1THUS HAVE you heard declared four things, wherein chiefly the papistical doctrine varieth from the true word of God,2 and from the old catholic Christen faith, in this matter of the lords supper. Now (lest any man should think that I feign any thing of mine own head, without any other ground or authority) you shall hear by God's grace as well the errors of the Papists confuted, as the catholic truth defended, both by God's most certain word, and also by the most old approved authors and martyrs of Christs church.
1THVS HAVE you hearde declared fower thynges, wherein chiefly the papisticall doctrine varieth from the true worde of God,2 and frome the olde catholyke Christen faith, in this matter of the lordes supper. Nowe (lest any man shuld thynke that I faine any thinge of myne owne heade, without any other ground or authoritee) you shall heare by Goddes grace as well the erroures of the Papistes confuted, as the catholike truthe defended, both by goddes most certaine woorde, and also by the moste olde approued authors and martyrs of Christes churche.
- 1Chap. 1.
- 2The confutation of the error of transubstantiation.