A19563:1089
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 where you say, that we receive Christ in the sacrament of his flesh and blood, if we receive him worthily: here you have given good §11evidence against your self, that we receive him not, and that he dwelleth not in us naturally, except we receive him worthily. And therefore where you say, that there is none that writeth against the truth in the sacrament, but he hath in his writings somewhat discrepant from truth that might be a certain mark to judge his spirit, this is so true, that your self differ not only from the truth in a number of places, but also from your own sayings.
And where you say, that we receaue Christ in the sacrament of his flesh and bloud, if we receaue him worthily: here you haue giuen good §11euidence agaynst your selfe, that we receaue him not, and that he dwelleth not in vs naturally, except we receaue him worthely. And therfore where you say, that there is none that writeth agaynst the truth in the sacrament, but he hath in his writinges somewhat discrepant from truth that might be a certayn marke to iudge his spirite, this is so true, that your selfe differ not onely from the truth in a nomber of places, but also from your owne sayinges.
And where you bid me trust him no more that told me, that Hilary §12maketh no difference between our union in Christ in baptism, and in his holy supper, it was very Hilary himself. of whom I learned it, who saith, that in both the sacraments,1 the union is natural, and not in will only. And if you will say the contrary, I must tell you the french answer that you would tell me. And herein I will not refuse your issue.
And where you bidde me trust him no more that told me, that Hilary §12