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.
Cranmer, Thomas, 1489-1556.
But the humble confession of al penitent har∣tes,* theyr knowledgyng of Chrystes benefytes,* their thanks giuing for the same, their faith and consolation in Christe, their humble submission and obedience to goddes wyll and commaunde∣mentes, is a sacrifice of laude & praise, accepted and alowed of god no lesse, then the sacrifyce of the priest. For almyghty god wythout respect of persone, accepteth the oblatyon and sacrifyce of priest & lay person, of kyng & subiect, of mayster and seruaunt, of man and woman, of yonge and olde, yea of English, French, Scot, Greek, La∣tine, Iewe and Gentyle, of euery mā accorig to his faithfull & obedient hart vnto him, and that through ye sacrifice propiciatory of Iesu Chryst.
