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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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And ought this to come out of a christian mans mouth, That these be good words, but such as the words of christs supper do not learn us? Do not the words of Christs supper learn us to eat the bread and drink the wine in the remembrance of his death?1 Is not the breaking and eating of the bread, after such sort as Christ ordained, a communication of Christs body unto us? Is not the cup likewise a communication of his blood unto us? Should not then christian people according hereunto, in faith feed upon Christ spiritually, believing that as the bread & wine feed and nourish their bodies, so both Christ their souls with his own flesh and blood? And shall any Christian man now say, that these be good words, but such as the words in Christs supper do not learn us?
And ought this to come out of a christian mannes mouth, That these be good wordes, but such as the wordes of christes supper do not learne vs? Do not the wordes of Christes supper learne vs to eate the breade and drinke the wine in the remembraunce of his death?1 Is not the breakyng and eating of the bread, after such sort as Christ ordayned, a communication of Christes body vnto vs? Is not the cuppe likewise a communication of his bloud vnto vs? Should not then christian people according hereunto, in fayth feed vpon Christ spiritually, beleuing that as the bread & wine feed and nourish theyr bodyes, so both Christ their soules with his owne flesh and bloud? And shall any Christian man now say, that these be good wordes, but such as the wordes in Christes supper do not learne vs?