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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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1Now as concerning your issue, I refuse it not, but say, that the great miracle whereat the Jews wondered, and which our saviour Christ meant, and the old fathers speak of, is of the eating of Christs flesh and drinking of his blood, and how by flesh and blood we have everlasting life. Now if you can bring good testimony for you, that the sacrament eateth Christs flesh and drinketh his blood, and that it shall live for ever (which never had life) and that Gods operation & work is more in dumb creatures then in man, then I must needs and will confess the issue to pass with you. And when I hear your testimonies, I shall make answer, but before I here them, I should do nothing else but spend words in vain, and beat the wind to no purpose. Now hear what I have answered to Theophilus Alexandrinus.
1Now as concerning your issue, I refuse it not, but say, that the great miracle whereat the Iewes wondred, and which our sauiour Christ ment, and the old fathers speake of, is of the eating of Christes flesh and drincking of his bloud, and how by flesh and bloud we haue euerlasting life. Now if you can bring good testimony for you, that the sacrament eateth Christes flesh and drincketh his bloud, and that it shall lyue for euer (which neuer had lyfe) and that Gods operation & worke is more in domme creatures then in man, then I must needes and will confesse the issue to passe with you. And when I heare your testimonies, I shall make answer, but before I here them, I should do nothing else but spend wordes in vayne, and beate the wind to no purpose. Now heare what I haue answered to Theophilus Alexandrinus.
- 1Wherein is the miracle.Wherin is the miracle.
Yet furthermore they bring for them Theophilus Alexandrinus, who (as they allege) saith thus.