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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 moreover S. Augustine most plainly resolveth this matter in his ⟨p. 220⟩book De civitate Dei, 1disputing agaynst two kinds of heretics: Whereof the one said, that as many as were Christened, and received the sacrament of Christs body and blood, should be saved, how so ever they lived or believed, because that Christ said: This is the bread that came from heaven, that who so ever shall eat thereof, shall not dye. I am the bread of life, which came from heaven, who so ever shall eat of this bread, shall live for ever.
And moreouer S. Augustine most playnly resolueth this matter in his ⟨p. 220⟩booke De ciuitate Dei, 1disputing agaynst two kindes of heretikes: Wherof the one sayd, that as many as were Christned, and receaued the sacramēt of Christes body and bloud, should be saued, how so euer they liued or beleeued, bycause that Christ sayd: This is the bread that came from heauen, that who so euer shall eate therof, shall not dye. I am the bread of lyfe, which came from heauen, who so euer shall eate of this bread, shall liue for euer.
- 1De civitate Dei lib. 21. Cap. 25.De ciuitate Dei lib. 21. Cap. 25.
Therefore (said these heretics) all such men must needs be delivered from eternal death, and at length be brought to eternal life. The other said, that heretics and schismatics might eat the sacrament of Christs body, but not his very body, because they be no members of his body.