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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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1And where S. John Chrysostom speaketh of the great miracle of christ that he sitteth above with his father, and is the same hour here with us §5in our hands, truth it is, that Christ sitteth above with his father in his natural body triumphant in glory, and yet is the same hour in our hands sacramentally and present in our hearts by grace and spiritual nourishment. But that we should not think, that he is corporally here with us, S. Augustine giveth a rule in his epistle ad Dardanum, 2saying: Cavendum est ne it a divinitatem astruamus hominis, ut veritatem corporis auferamus, We must foresee that we do not so affirm the divinity of him that is man, that we should thereby take away the truth of his body. And forasmuch as it is against the nature and truth of a natural body, to be in two places at one time, therefore you seem to speak against the truth of Christs natural body, when you teach that his body is in heaven naturally, and also naturally in the sacrament. For who so ever affirmeth that Christs body is in sundry places as his godhead is, seemeth to defy Christs body by S. Augustine's rule.3 But like as it is not to be thought, that Quicquid est in deo, est putandum ubique ut dens, that whatsoever is in god, is every where as God is, so must we not think that his body may be at one time every where, where his godhead is. But Christ is (saith S. Augustine) Ubique per id quod est deus, in coelo autem per id quod est homo: Every where in that he is God, but in heaven, in that he is man. Wherefore his presence here of his body must be a sacramental presence, and the presence of his divinity, of his grace, of his truth, of his majesty and power, is real and effectual in many places, according to his word.
1And where S. Iohn Chrisostom speaketh of the great miracle of christ that he sitteth aboue with his father, and is the same houre here with vs §5in our handes, truth it is, that Christ sitteth aboue with his father in his naturall body triumphant in glory, and yet is the same hour in our hāds sacramentally and present in our hartes by grace and spirituall nourishment. But that we shoud not think, that he is corporally here with vs, S. Augustine giueth a rule in his epistle ad Dardanum,