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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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If they say no, than have I my purpose, that evil men although they receive the sacrament of Christs body, yet receive they not his very body. If they say yea, Than I would ask them further, Whether they have Christs spirit within them or no?
If they say no, than haue I my purpose, that euell men although they receaue the sacrament of Christes body, yet receaue they not his very body. If they say yea, Than I would aske them further, Whether they haue Christes spirite within them or no?
If they say nay, than do they separate Christs body from his spirit, and his humanity from his divinity, and be condemned by the Scripture as very Antichrists, that divide Christ.
If they say nay, than do they separate Christes body from his spirite, and his humanitie from his diuinitie, and be condemned by the Scripture as very Antichristes, that diuide Christ.
And if they say yea, that a wicked man hath Christs spirit in him, then the scripture also condemneth them,1 saying: that as he which hath not the spirit of Christ, is none of his, so he that hath Christ in him, liveth because he is justified: And if his spirit that raised Jesus from death, dwell in you, he that raised Jesus from death, shall give life to your mortal bodies, for his spirits sake, which dwelleth in you.
And if they say yea, that a wicked man hath Christes spirit in him, then the scripture also condemneth them,