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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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Not that the bread and wine have or can have any holiness in them, but that they be used to an holy work, and represent holy and godly things. And therefore S. Dionise calleth the bread,1 holy bread and the cup an holy cup, as soon as they be set upon the altar to the use of the holy communion.
Not that the bread and wine haue or can haue any holines in thē, but that they be vsed to an holy work, and represent holye and godlye thinges. And therfore S. Dionise calleth the bread,1 holy bread and the cup an holy cup, as soone as they bebe set vpon the aultare to the vse of the holy communion.
- 1De ecc. Hierar. cap. 3.
But specially they may be called holy and consecrated, when they be separated to that holy use by Christs own words, which he spake for that purpose saying of the bread:1 This is my body, And of the wine: This is my blood.
But specially they may be called holy and consecrated, when they be seperated to that holy vse by Christes owne wordes, which he spake for that purpose saying of the breade:1 This is my bodye, And of the wine: This is my bloud.