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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 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.2
And although Cirill say,1 that Christ is vnited vnto vs corporally by the mistical benedictiō yet in yt place ye material benedictiō may well be vnderstād of his incarnatiō, which as Cirill and Hilary both call an hye mistery so was it to vs a meruailous benedictiō, that he that was immortall God would become for vs a mortall man: which mistery S. Paule sayth was without controuersye great, and was hid from the world, and at the last opened, that Gentils should be made partakers of the promises in Christ, which by his flesh came downe vnto vs.2
- 1Cyril. in Joh. li. 9 c. ult. ita ego naturaliter p•ensum quia ex ipso natus, vos autem ex me, & ego in vobis etiam naturaliter. ea ratione qua homo factus sum.Cirill. in Ioh. li. 9 c. vlt. ita ego naturaliter p•ēsum quia ex ipso natus, vos autem ex me, & ego in vobis etiam naturaliter. ea ratione qua homo factus sum.
- 21. Tim. 3. Ephe. 3.