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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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And first,1 that bread and wine remain after the words of consecration, and be eaten and drunken in the Lords supper,2 is most manifest by the plain words of Christ him self, when he ministered the same supper unto his disciples. For as the Evangelists write, Christ toke bread, and brake it, and gave it to his disciples, and said. Take, eat▪ this is my body. Here the Papists triumph of these words, wham Christ said: This is my body. which they call the words of Consecration. For (say they) as soon as these words be fully ended, there is no bread left, nor none other substance, but only Christs body. When Christ said (this,) the bread (say they) remained. And when he said (is) yet the bread remained. Also when he added (my) the bread remained still. And when he said (bo-) yet the bread was there still. But when he had finished the whole sentence, This is my body. than (say they) the bread was gone, and there remained no substance but Christs body, as though the bread could not remain, when it is made a sacrament. But this negative, that there is no bread, they make of their own brains, by their Unwritten verities.
And fyrst,1 that breade and wine remain after the woordes of consecration, and bee eaten and drunken in the Lordes supper,2 is moste manyfest by the plaine woordes of Christe hym selfe, whan he ministred the same supper vnto his disciples. For as the Euangelistes write, Christe toke breade, and brake it, and gaue it to his diciples, and sayde. Take, eate▪ this is my body. Here the Papistes triumph of these words, whā Christe saide: This is my body. whiche they call the woordes of Consecration. For (say they) as soone as these woordes be fully ended, there is no breade lefte, nor none other substaunce, but onlye Christes bodye. Whan Christe saide (this,) the breade (saye they) remayned. And whan he sayde (is) yet the breade remained. Also whan hee added (my) the breade remained styll. And whan he sayd (bo-) yet the breade was ther styll. But when hee hadde fynyshed the whole sentence, Thys is my body. than (saye they) the breade was gone, and there remained no substaunce but Christes bodye, as thoughe the breade coulde not remaine, whan it is made a sacramente. But this negatiue, that there is no breade, they make of their owne braynes, by theyr Unwrytten verities.