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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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This is briefly the sum and true meaning of Damascene, concerning this matter.
This is briefly the summe and true meaning of Damascene, concerning this matter.
Wherefore they that gather of him; either the natural presence of Christs body in the Sacraments of bread and wine, or the adoration of the outward and visible sacrament: or that after the consecration there remaineth no bread, nor wine, nor other substance, but only the substance of the body and blood of Christ either they understand not Damascene, or else of wilful frowardness they will not understand him: which rather seemeth to be true, by such collections as they have unjustly gathered and noted out of him.
Wherfore they that gather of him; eyther the naturall presence of Christes body in the Sacraments of bread and wine, or the adoration of the outward and visible sacrament: or that after the consecration there remayneth no bread, nor wine, nor other substaunce, but onely the substaunce of the body and bloud of Christ eyther they vnderstand not Damascene, or els of wilfull frowardnes they will not vnderstād him: which rather seemeth to be true, by such colections as they haue vniustly gathered and noted out of him.
For although he say, that Christ is the spiritual meat, yet as in baptism the holy ghost is not in the water, but in him that is unfeignedly baptised: so ⟨p. 208⟩Damascene meant not, that Christ is in the bread, but in him that worthily eateth the bread.