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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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For where you send the reader to this place of Cyril: The Son is united as man corporally unto us, by the mystical benediction spiritually as god, here in deed in this sentence Cyril nameth this word (corporally) but he telleth not the meaning thereof, which you promised the reader that he should find here.
For where you send the reader to this place of Cirill: The sonne is vnited as man corporally vnto vs, by the misticall benediction spiritually as god, here in deed in this sentēce Cirill nameth this word (corporally) but he telleth not the meaning therof, which you promised the reader that he should fynde here.
Nevertheless Cyril meaneth no more by these words, but that Christ is united unto us two manner of ways, by his body and by his spirit. And he is also a band and knot to bind and join us to his father, being knit in nature unto both, to us as a natural man, and to his father as natural God, & himself knitting us & God his father together.
Neuerthelesse Cirill meaneth no more by these wordes, but that Christ is vnited vnto vs two manner of wayes, by his body and by his spirite. And he is also a band and knot to bynd and ioyne vs to his father, being knit in nature vnto both, to vs as a naturall man, and to his father as naturall God, & himselfe knitting vs & God his father together.
And although Cyril say,1 that Christ is united unto us corporally by the mystical benediction yet in that place the material benediction may well be understand of his incarnation, which as Cyril and Hilary both call an high mystery so was it to us a marvellous benediction, that he that was immortal God would become for us a mortal man: which mystery S. Paul saith was without controversy great, and was hid from the world, and at the last opened, that Gentiles should be made partakers of the promises in Christ, which by his flesh came down unto us.