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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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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.
But S. Augustine answering to both these heresies, sayth: That neither heretikes, nor such as professe a true fayth in theyr mouthes, and in theyr liuing shew the contrary, haue eyther a true fayth (which worketh by charitie, and doth none euil) or are to be counted among the members of Christ. For they can not be both members of Christ and members of the deuill. Therfore (sayth he) it may not be sayd, that any of them eate the body of Christ. For when Christ sayth, he that eateth my flesh and drincketh my bloud, dwelleth in me, and I in him: He sheweth what it is (not sacramentally, but indeed) to eate his body and drincke his bloud: which is, when a man dwelleth so in Christ, that Christ dwelleth in him. For Christ spake those wordes as if he should say, He that dwelleth not in me, and in whom I dwell not let him not say or thincke, that he eateth my body, or drincketh my bloud.
These be the plain words of S. Augustine, that such as live ungodly, although they may seem to eat Christs body (because they eat the sacrament of his body) yet in deed they neither be members of his body, nor do eat his body.
These be the playne wordes of S. Augustine, that such as liue vngodly, although they may seme to eate Christes body (bicause they eate the sacrament of his body) yet in deed they neyther be members of his body, nor do eate his body.