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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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For they say, that whosoever eat and drink the sacraments ⟨p. 217⟩of bread and wine, do eat and drink also with their mouths Christs very flesh and blood, be they never so ungodly and wicked persons. But Christ him self taught clean contrary in the sixth of John, that we eat not him carnally with our mouths, but spiritually with our faith, saying:1 Verily verily I say unto you: he that believeth in me, hath everlasting life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat Manna in the wilderness, and dyed. This is the bread that cam from heaven,2 that who so ever shall eat thereof, shall not dye. I am the lively bread that cam from heaven. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever. And the bread which I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
For they say, that whosoeuer eate and drincke the sacramentes ⟨p. 217⟩of bread and wine, do eat and drincke also with theyr mouthes Christes very flesh and bloud, be they neuer so vngodly and wicked persons. But Christ him selfe taught cleane contrary in the sixt of Iohn, that we eate not him carnally with our mouthes, but spiritually with our fayth, saying:1 Verily verily I say vnto you: he that beleueth in me, hath euerlasting lyfe. I am the bread of life. Your fathers did eat Manna in the wildernes, and dyed. This is the bread that cam from heauen,2 that who so euer shall eate therof, shall not dye. I am the liuely bread that cam from heauen. If any man eat of this bread, he shall liue for euer. And the bread which I will geue is my flesh, which I will geue for the lyfe of the world.
- 1John. 6.