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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 as concerning S. Hierome,1 he calleth the mysteries or mystical §9bread and wine Christs flesh and blood (as Christ called them him self) and the eating of them he calleth the eating of Christs flesh and blood, because they be sacraments and figures, which represent unto us his very flesh and blood. And all that do eat the said sacraments, be said to eat the body of Christ, because they eat the thing which is a representation thereof. But S. Hierom meant not, that evil men do indeed eat the very body of Christ, for then he would not have written upon Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Hosea the contrary, saying, that heretics and evil men neither eat his flesh nor drink his blood, which whosoever eateth and drinketh, hath everlasting lyfe. Non comedunt carnem Jesus (saith he upon Esai) neque, bibunt sanguinem eius, de quo ipse loquitur: Qui comedit carnem meam & bibit meum sanguinem, habet vitam aternam. 2And yet he that cometh defiled unto the visible sacraments, defileth not only the sacraments, but the contumely thereof pertaineth also unto Christ him self who is the author of the sacraments. And as the same S. Hierom saith: Dumb sacramenta violantur, ipse cuius sunt sacramenta violatur, 3When the sacraments (saith he) be violated, then is he violated also to whom the sacraments appertain. Now hear what followeth in the order of my book.
And as concerning S. Hierome,1 he calleth the misteries or misticall §9bread and wine Christes flesh and bloud (as Christ called them him selfe) and the eating of them he calleth the eating of Christes flesh and bloud, bicause they be sacraments and figures, which represent vnto vs his very flesh and bloud. And all that do eate the sayd sacraments, be sayd to eate the body of Christ, bicause they eate the thing which is a representacion therof. But S. Hierom ment not, that euell men do indede eate the very body of Christ, for then he would not haue written vpon Esaie, Hieremie, and Osee the contrary, saying, that heretikes and euill men neither eate his flesh nor drincke his bloud, which whosoeuer eateth and drincketh, hath euerlasting lyfe. Non comedunt carnem Iesu (sayth he vpon Esai) neque, bibunt sanguinem eius, de quo ipse loquitur: Qui comedit carnem meam & bibit meum sanguinem, habet vitam aternam.