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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 here I cannot passover, that you be offended, because I say, that bread & wine be called holy,1 when they be put to an holy use, not that they have any holiness in them, or be partakers of any holiness or godliness. I would fain learn of Smith and you, when the bread and wine be holy. For before they be hollowed or consecrated they be not holy by your teaching, but be common bakers bread, and wine of the tavern. And after the consecration, there is neither bread nor wine (as you teach,) at what time then should the bread and wine be holy? But the creatures of bread and wine be much bound unto you, and can no less do, then take you for their saviour. For if you can make them holy and godly, then shall you glorify them, and so bring them to eternal bliss. And then may you aswell save the true labouring bullocks and innocent sheep and lambs, and so understand the prophet, Homines & jumenta saluabis domine.2
But here I cannot passeouer, that you be offended, because I say, that bread & wine be called holy,1 when they be put to an holy vse, not that they haue any holines in them, or be partakers of any holinesse or godlines. I would fayne learn of Smith and you, when the bread and wine be holy. For before they be holowed or consecrated they be not holy by your teaching, but be common bakers bread, and wine of the tauerne. And after the consecration, there is neyther bread nor wine (as you teach,) at what tyme then should the bread and wine be holy? But the creatures of bread and wine be much bound vnto you, and can no lesse do, then take you for their sauior. For if you can make them holy and godly, then shall you glorifie them, and so bryng them to eternall blisse. And then may you aswell saue the true laboring bullocks and innocēt shepe and lambes, and so vnderstand the prophet, Homines & iumenta saluabis domine.2
- 1Holy bread.
- 2Psal. 39