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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 admonish the reader (say you) how the bread and wine have no holiness, this fortune of speech not understand of the people, engendereth some scruple that needeth not. By which your saying I cannot tell what the people may understand, but that you have a great scruple that you have lost your holy bread. And yet S. Paul speaketh not of your holy bread as you imagine being utterly ignorant (as appeareth) in the scripture, but he speaketh generally of all manner of meats, which christian people receive with thanks giving unto God, whether it be bread wine or water, fish, flesh, white meat, herbs, or what manner of meat and drink so ever it be.
But to admonish the reader (say you) how the bread and wine haue no holynes, this fortune of spech not vnderstand of the people, engendreth some scruple that nedeth not. By which your saying I cannot tel what ye people may vnderstand, but that you haue a great scruple that you haue lost your holy bread. And yet S. Paule speaketh not of your holy bread as you imagine being vtterly ignoraunt (as appeareth) in the scripture, but he speaketh generally of all manner of meates, which christian people receaue with thankes giuing vnto God, whether it be bread wine or water, fish, flesh, white meat, herbes, or what manner of meat and drinck so euer it be.
And the sanctified bread, which S. Augustine writeth,1 to be given to them that be catechised, was not holy in it self, but was called holy for the use and signification.
And the sanctified bread, which S. Augustine writeth,1 to be geuen to them that be catechised, was not holy in it selfe, but was called holy for ye vse and signification.
- 1August. de peccatorum meritis & remiss. 26. li. 2 cap. 26.