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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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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.
Also upon the gospel of S. John he saith, that he that doth not eat his flesh and drink his blood, hath not in him everlasting life. And he that eateth his flesh and drinketh his blood,1 hath everlasting life. But it is not so in those meats, which we take to sustain our bodies. For although without them we cannot live, yet it is not necessary, that who so ever receiveth them, shall live, for they may dye by age, sickness or other chances.
Also vpon the gospell of S. Iohn he sayth, that he that doth not eate his flesh and drincke his bloud, hath not in him euerlasting lyfe. And he that eateth his flesh and drincketh his bloud,1 hath euerlasting lyfe. But it is not so in those meates, which we take to sustayne our bodyes. For although without them we cannot liue, yet it is not necessary, that who so euer receaueth them, shall liue, for they may dye by age, sicknes or other chaunces.
- 1In John. tractat. 26.In Ihon. tractat. 26.