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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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1The first place is of S. Augustine Contra Cresconium Grammaticum, where he saith, that although Christ him self say: He that eateth not my flesh and drinketh not my blood shall not have life in him, yet doth not his Apostles teach, that the same is pernicious to them which use it not well: for he saith: Whosoever eateth the bread and drinketh the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
1The first place is of S. Augustine Contra Cresconium Grammaticum, where he sayth, that although Christ him selfe say: He that eateth not my flesh and drinketh not my bloud shall not haue life in him, yet doth not his Apostels teach, that the same is pernicious to them which vse it not well: for he sayth: Whosoeuer eateth the bread and drincketh the cup of the Lord vnworthely, shalbe gilty of the body and bloud of the Lord.
- 1Augustinus contra Cresconium li. 1. cap. 25.
"In which words S. Augustine seemeth to conclude, that aswell the evil as the good do eat the body and blood of Christ, although the evil have no benefit but hurt thereby.
"In which wordes S. Augustine semeth to conclude, that aswel the euill as the good doe eate the body and bloud of Christ, although the euill haue no benefite but hurt therby.
But consider the place of S. Augustine diligently, and then it shall evidently appear, that he meant not of the eating of Christs body, but of the Sacrament thereof. For the intent of S. Augustine there, is to prove that good things avail not to such persons as do evil use them, and that many things which of them selves be good, and be good to some, yet to other some they be not good. As that light is good for whole eyes, and hurteth sore eyes: that meat which is good for some, is evil for other some: One medicine healeth some, and maketh other sick. One harness doth arm one, and combreth another: one coat is meet for one, and to straight for an other. And after other examples, at the last S. Augustine showeth the same to be true in the Sacraments both of Baptism and the Lords body, which he saith do profit only them, that receive the same worthily.