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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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But to give you all the advantage that may be, I will grant for your pleasure, that by the mystical benediction Cyril understood the sacrament of Christs flesh and blood (as you say) and that Christ is thereby united corporally, unto us. Yet saith not Cyril that this unity is only when we receive the sacrament, nor extendeth to all that receive the sacrament, but unto them that being renewed to a new life, be made partakers of the divine nature, which nature Cyril himself upon the vi. chapter of John, declareth to be life. But he speaketh not one word of the corporal presence of Christ in the forms of bread and wine, nor no more doth Hilary. And therefore I may well approve that I said, that the answer made unto Hilary, will very well also serve for Cyril. And yet neither of them both hath one word, that serveth for your purpose, that Christs flesh and blood should be in the sacrament under the forms of bread and wine.
But to geue you all the aduantage that may be, I will graunt for your pleasure, that by the misticall benediction Cirill vnderstoode the sacrament of Christes flesh and bloud (as you say) and that Christ is therby vnited corporally, vnto vs. Yet sayth not Cirill that this vnity is onely when we receaue ye sacramēt, nor extēdeth to all that receaue ye sacramēt, but vnto thē yt being renued to a new life, be made partakers of the diuine nature, which nature Cirill himselfe vpō ye vi. chapiter of Iohn, declareth to be life. But he speaketh not one word of ye corporall presence of Christ in the fourmes of bread and wine, nor no more doth Hilary. And therfore I may well approue that I sayd, that the answer made vnto Hilary, will very well also serue for Cirill. And yet neyther of them both hath one word, that serueth for your purpose, that Christes flesh and bloud should be in the sacrament vnder the formes of bread and wine.
And where you say that Christ uniteth himself to us as man, when he giveth his body in the sacrament to such as worthily receive it, if you will speak as Cyril and other old authors use to do, Christ did unite himself to us as man at his incarnation. And here again you give evidence against your own issue, affirming our unity unto Christ no further than we receive the sacrament worthily. And then they that receive it unworthily,