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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 therefore saith S. Augustine,1 that when the other Apostles did eat bread that was the Lord, yet Judas did eat but the bread of the Lord, and not the bread that was the Lord. So that the other Apostles with the sacramental bread did eat also Christ him self, whom Judas did not eat. And a great number of places moe hath S. Augustine for this purpose, which for eschewing of tediousness, I let pas for this time, and will speak some thing of S. Cyril. ¶ Cyril upon S. John in his Gospel saith, that those which eat Manna, dyed,2 because they received thereby no strength to live ever: (for it gave no life, but only put away bodily hunger) but they that receive the bread of life, shall be made immortal, and shall eschew all the evils that pertain to death, living with Christ for ever. And in an other place he saith 3For as much as the flesh of Christ doth naturally give life, therefore it maketh them to live that be partakers of it. For it putteth death away from them, & utterly driveth destruction out of them.
And therfore sayth S. Augustine,1 that when the other Apostles did eate bread that was the Lord, yet Iudas did eate but the bread of the Lord, and not the bread that was the Lord. So that the other Apostles with the sacramentall bread did eate also Christ him selfe, whome Iudas did not eate. And a great number of places moe hath S. Augustine for this purpose, which for eschewing of tediousnes, I let pas for this tyme, and will speake some thing of S. Cirill. ¶ Cyrill vpon S. Iohn in his Gospell sayth, that those which eate Manna, dyed,2 bycause they receaued therby no strength to liue euer: (for it gaue no lyfe, but onely put away bodily hunger) but they that receaue the bread of life, shall be made immortall, and shall eschewe all the euils that pertayne to death, liuing with Christ for euer. And in an other place he sayth• 3