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An answerAn aunsvvere
An answer by the Reverend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitan, unto a crafty and sophistical cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner Doctor of Law, late Bishop of Winchester against the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places of the book of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing worthy the answering. Here is also the true copy of the book written, and in open court delivered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...An aunsvvere by the Reuerend Father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitane, vnto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, deuised by Stephen Gardiner Doctour of Law, late Byshop of Winchester agaynst the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and bloud of our sauiour Iesu Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serueth, aunswered such places of the booke of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seeme any thyng worthy the aunsweryng. Here is also the true copy of the booke written, and in open court deliuered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...
London: printed by John Daye, 1580London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1580
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Winchester.
As touching Dionysius, a wise reader may without any note of mine, see how this author is troubled in him: and calleth for aid the help of him that made the greek commē tarries §2upon Dionysius:1 and pleadeth therewith the form of the words really, corporally, §3sensibly, and naturally, whereof two, that is to say, really and sensibly, the old authors in syllables used not, forsomuch as I have red, but corporally and naturally they used speaking of this sacrament. This Dionyse spake of this mystery after the dignity of it §4not contending with any other for the truth of it, as we do now, but extolling it, as a marvellous high mystery, which if the bread be never the holier, and were only a signification, (as this author teacheth) were no high mystery at all. As for the things of the Sacrament to be in heaven, the church teacheth so, and yet the same things be indeed present in the sacrament also: which is a mystery so deep and dark from mans natural capacity, as is only to be be believed supernaturally, without asking of the question (how) whereof S. Chrysostom maketh an exclamation in this wise.
As touching Dionysius, a wise reader may without any note of mine, se how this author is troubled in hym: and calleth for ayd the help of him that made the greek commē taries §2vpon Dionysius:1 and pleadeth therwith the forme of the wordes really, corporally, §3sensibly, and naturally, wherof two, that is to say, really and sensibly, the old authors in sillables vsed not, forsomuch as I haue red, but corporally and naturally they vsed speaking of this sacrament. This Dionyse spake of this mistery after the dignitie of it