A19571:91
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Therefore to return to the purpose, that the bread remaineth, and is eaten in this sacrament, appeareth by the words which go before the consecration.1 For that Christ took bread, and brake it, and gave it to his disciples, and said: Take, eat. All this was done and spoken before the words of consecration. Wherefore they must needs be understand of the very bread, that Christ toke bread, brake bread, gave bread to his disciples, commanding them to take bread, and eat bread. But the same is more plain and evident of the wine, that it remaineth, and is drunken at the Lords supper, aswell by the words that go before, as by the words that follow after the consecration. For before the words of consecration, Christ took the cup of wine, and gave it unto his disciples,2 and said: Drink you all of this. And after the words of consecration followeth, They drank all of it.
Therfore to returne to the purpose, that the bread remayneth, and is eaten in this sacramēt, appeareth by the woordes whiche go before the consecration.1 For that Christ tooke bread, and brake it, and gaue it to his disciples, and sayd: Take, eate. All this was done and spoken before the woordes of consecracion. Wherfore they must nedes be vnderstand of ye very bread, that Christ toke bread, brake bread, gaue bread to his disciples, cōmaundyng them to take bread, and eate bread. But the same is more plaine and euident of the wyne, that it remayneth, and is dronken at the Lordes supper, aswell by the wordes that go before, as by the woordes that folowe after the consecracion. For before the wordes of consecracion, Christe tooke the cuppe of wyne, and gaue it vnto his disciples,2 and sayd: Drynk you all of this. And after the wordes of consecracion foloweth, They dranke all of yt.
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