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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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1And yet one thing you do here confess (which is worthy to be noted & had in memory) that you read not in any old author, that the body of Christ §3is really and sensibly in the sacrament. And hereunto I add, that none of them say, that he is the bread and wine, corporally nor naturally. No never no papist said, that Christs body is in •he sacrament naturally nor carnally, but you alone, (who be the first au•, or of this gross error, which Smith himself condemneth and denieth,2 that ever Christian man so taught) although some say that it is there really, some substantially, and some sensibly.
1And yet one thing you do here confesse (which is worthy to be noted & had in memory) that you read not in any old author, that ye body of Christ §3is really and sensibly in the sacrament. And hereunto I adde, that none of them say, that he is the bread and wine, corporally nor naturally. No neuer no papist said, that Christes body is in •he sacrament naturally nor carnally, but you alone, (who be the first au•, or of this gros error, which Smith himself condēneth and denieth,2 that euer Christiā man so taught) although some say that it is there really, some substantially, and some sensibly.
- 1Really and sensibly be not found in any old author.Really and sensybly be not foūd in any old author.
- 2Smith.Smyth.