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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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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.
Therfore (sayd these heretikes) all such men must nedes be deliuered from eternall death, and at length be brought to eternall life. The other sayd, that heretikes and scismatikes myght eate the sacrament of Christes body, but not his very body, bycause they be no members of his body.
And therefore they promised not everlasting life to all that received Christs baptism and the sacrament of his body, but to all such as professed a true faith, although they lived never so ungodly. For such (said they) do eat the body of Christ, not only in a sacrament, but also in deed, because they be members of Christs body.
And therfore they promised not euerlasting life to all that receaued Christes baptisme and the sacrament of his body, but to all such as professed a true fayth, although they liued neuer so vngodly. For such (sayd they) do eate the body of Christ, not onely in a sacrament, but also in deede, bycause they be members of Christes body.
But S. Augustine answering to both these heresies, saith: That neither heretics, nor such as profess a true faith in their mouths, and in their living show the contrary, have either a true faith (which worketh by charity, and doth none evil) or are to be counted among the members of Christ. For they can not be both members of Christ and members of the devil. Therefore (saith he) it may not be said, that any of them eat the body of Christ. For when Christ saith, he that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him: He showeth what it is (not sacramentally, but indeed) to eat his body and drink his blood: which is, when a man dwelleth so in Christ, that Christ dwelleth in him. For Christ spake those words as if he should say, He that dwelleth not in me, and in whom I dwell not let him not say or think, that he eateth my body, or drinketh my blood.