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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 as for the word (consecration) I have declared the signification §3thereof, according to the mind of the old authors, as I will justify.
And as for the word (consecration) I haue declared the signification §3therof, according to the mind of the old authors, as I will iustify.
And for the writing of Melanchthon to Decolampadius, you remain §4still in your old error,1 taking Myconius for Decolampadius. And yet the change of bread and wine in this sacrament (which Melanchthon speaketh §5of) is a sacramental change (as the nature of a sacrament requireth) signifying how wonderfully almighty God by his omnipotency worketh in us his lively members, and not in the dead creatures of bread and wine.
And for the writing of Melancthon to Decolampadius, you remayne §4still in your old error,1 taking Myconius for Decolampadius. And yet the change of bread and wine in this sacrament (which Melancthon speaketh §5of) is a sacramental change (as the nature of a sacramēt requireth) signifying how wonderfully almighty God by his omnipotēcy worketh in vs his liuely members, and not in the dead creatures of bread and wine.
- 1A sacramental change.