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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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For this speech, and other before rehearsed of Chrysostom, and all other like, be not understand of the very flesh and blood of our saviour Christ (which in very deed we neither feel nor see) but that which we do to the bread and wine by a figurative speech, is spoken to be done to the flesh and blood, because they be the very signs, figures, and tokens instituted of Christ, to represent unto us his very flesh and blood.
For this speach, and other before rehersed of Chrisostom, and all other like, be not vnderstād of the very flesh and bloud of our sauiour Christ (which in very deede we neither feele nor see) but that which we doe to the bread and wine by a figuratiue speach, is spoken to be done to the flesh and bloud, bicause they be the very signes, figures, and tokens instituted of Christ, to represent vnto vs his very flesh and bloud.
And yet as with our corporal eyes, corporal hands, and mouths we do corporally see, feel, taste and eat the bread, and drink the wine (being the sign and sacraments of Christs body) even so with our spiritual eyes, hands, and mouths, we do spiritually see, feel, taste and eat his very flesh, and drink his very blood.
And yet as with our corporall eyes, corporall handes, and mouthes we do corporally see, feele, tast and eate the bread, and drincke the wine (being the signe and sacramēts of Christes body) euen so with our spirituall eyes, handes, and mouthes, we do spiritually see, feele, taste and eate his very flesh, and drincke his very bloud.
1As Eusebius Emissenus saith: When thou comest to the reverend altar to be filled with spiritual meats, with thy faith look upon the body & blood of him that is thy God, honour him, touch him with thy mind, take him with the hand of thy hart, and drink him with the draught of thine inward man. And these spiritual things require no corporal presence of Christ himself, who sitteth continually in heaven at the right hand of his Father.