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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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And therefore this Tertullian speaketh nothing against the truth of our catholic doctrine, but he speaketh many things most plainly for us, and against the Papists, and specially in three points.
And therfore this Tertullian speaketh nothing against the truth of our catholick doctrine, but he speaketh many things most playnly for vs, and agaynst the Papists, and specially in three poynts.
First in that he saith that Christ called bread his body.
First in that he sayth that Christ called bread his body.
The second, that Christ called it so, because it representeth his body.
The third, in that he saith, that by these words of Christ, This is my body, is meant, This is a figure of my body.
The third, in that he sayth, that by these wordes of Christ, This is my body, is ment, This is a figure of my body.