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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 this is Hilary's mind, to tell how Christ and his father dwell naturally in his faithful members, and what unity we have with them (that is to say, an unity of nature, and not of will only) and not to tell how christ dwelleth in the sacrament, or in them that unworthily receive it, that he dwelleth in them at that time only, when they receive the sacrament. §7And yet he saith, that this unity of faithful people unto God, is by faith taught by the sacrament of Baptism, & of the Lords table, but wrought by Christ by the sacrament and mystery of his incarnation and redemption, whereby he humbled himself unto the lowliness of our feeble nature that he might exalt us to the dignity of his godly nature, and join us unto his father in the nature of his eternity.
And this is Hylaries mind, to tell how Christ and his father dwel naturally in his faythfull members, and what vnity we haue with them (yt is to say, an vnity of nature, and not of wil onely) and not to tel how christ dwelleth in the sacrament, or in them that vnworthely receaue it, that he dwelleth in them at that time onely, when they receiue the sacrament. §7And yet he sayth, that this vnity of faythfull people vnto God, is by fayth taught by the sacrament of Baptisme, & of the Lords table, but wrought by Christ by the sacrament and mistery of his incarnation and redemption, whereby he humbled himself vnto the lowlines of our feeble nature that he might exalt vs to the dignity of his godly nature, and ioyne vs vnto his father in the nature of his eternity.
Thus is plainly declared Hilary's mind, who meant nothing less than (as you say) to entreat how many divers ways we be one in Christ, but only to entreat and prove that we be naturally in Christ, and Christ in us. And this one thing he proveth by our faith, and by the Sacrament of Baptism, and of the Lords supper, and still he saith aswell that we be naturally and corporally in him, as that he is naturally in us.