A19571:92
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.
Now I ask all the Papists, what thing it was that Christ commanded his disciples to drink, when he said, Drink you all of this? The blood of Christ was not yet there, by their own confession, for it was spoken before the consecration: Therefore it could be nothing else but wine that he commanded them to drink.
Nowe I aske all the Papistes, what thyng it was that Christ commaunded his disciples to drynke, whan he sayd, Drynke you all of this? The bloud of Christ was not yet there, by their owne confession, for it was spoken before the cō secracion: Therfore it could be nothyng els but wyne that he commaunded them to drynke.
Then I ask the Papists ones again, whether the disciples drank wine or not? If they say, yea, then let them recant their error, that there was no wine remaining after the consecration. If they say nay, then they condemn the ⟨image 24⟩Apostles of disobedience to Christs commandment, which drank not wine as he commanded them. Or rather they reprove Christ as a Juggler, which commanded his Apostles to drink wine, and when they came to the drinking thereof, he him self had conveyed it away.
Then I aske the Papistes ones againe, whether the disciples dranke wyne or not? If they say, yea, then let them recant their errour, that there was no wyne remainyng after the cōsecracion. If they say nay, then they condempne the ⟨image 24⟩Apostles of disobedience to Christes commaundement, whiche dranke not wyne as he cōmaunded them. Or rather they reproue Christ as a Iuggler, which commaunded his Apostles to drynke wyne, and whan they came to the drynkyng therof, he him selfe had conuayed it away.