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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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THE CONFUTATION OF the fourth book.
THE CONFVTATION OF the fourth booke.
Thus having perused the effect of the third book, I will likewise peruse the fourth, and then shall follow in direct course, to speak of the matter of transubstantiation. In this fourth Book the author entreateth eating and drinking of Christs body and blood: And in the first part thereof travaileth to confirm his purpose, and in the second part, answereth as he can so his adversaries, and so taketh occasion to speak of Adoration.
THus hauing perused the effect of the third booke, I will likewise peruse the fourth, and then shall follow in direct course, to speake of the matter of transubstantiacion. In this fourth Book the author intreateth eating and drinking of Christes body and bloud: And in the first part therof trauayleth to confirme his purpose, and in the second part, aunswereth as he can so his aduersaries, and so taketh accasion to speake of Adoration.
His chief purpose is to prove that evil men receive not the body and blood of Christ §1in the Sacrament, which after this authors doctrine, is a very superfluous matter. For if the sacrament be only a figure, and the body and blood of Christ be there only figuratively, whereto should this author dispute of evil mens eating, when good men can not eat Christ in the sacrament, because he is not there. For by the effect of this authors doctrine, the Sacrament is but a visible preaching by the tokens and signs of bread and wine, that in believing and remembering Christs benefits, with revolving them in our mind, we should in faith feed upon Christ spiritually, believing that as the bread & wine feedeth & nourisheth our bodies, so Christ feedeth & nourisheth