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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 yet these said words limit not the mystery of the supper: for as much as that mystery of eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood extendeth further then the supper, and continueth so long as we be lively members of Christs body. For none feed nor be nourished by him, but that be lively members of his body, and so long and no longer feed they of him, then they be his true members, and receive life from him. For feeding of him, is to receive life.
And yet these sayd wordes limit not the mistery of the supper: for as much as that mistery of eating Christes flesh and drinking his bloud extendeth further then the supper, and continueth so long as we be liuely membres of Christes body. For none feede nor be nourished by him, but that be liuely members of his body, and so long and no longer feede they of him, then they be his true membres, and receaue life from him. For feeding of him, is to receaue life.
But this is not that invisible sacrament which you say S. Augustin speaketh of in sermone Domini in monte, 1the iij book. For he calleth there the daily bread, which we continually pray for, either corporal bread and meat which is our daily sustenance for the body, or else the visible sacrament of bread and wine, or the invisible sacrament of gods word and commandments, of the which sacraments gods word is daily heard, and the other is daily seen. And if by the invisible sacrament of God's word S. Augustine meant our nourishment by Christs flesh and blood, than be we nourished with them as well by gods word, as by the sacrament of the lords supper.
But this is not that inuisible sacrament which you say S. Augustin speaketh of in sermone Domini in monte, 1the iij booke. For he calleth there the dayly bread, which we continually pray for, eyther corporall bread and meate which is our dayly sustenaunce for the body, or els the visible sacrament of bread and wine, or the inuisible sacrament of gods word and cōmaundementes, of the which sacramentes gods word is dayly heard, and the other is dayly seene. And if by the inuisible sacrament of goddes word S. Augustine ment our norishment by Christes flesh and bloud, than be we nourished with them as well by gods word, as by the sacrament of the lordes supper.