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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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1And as concerning the words of Emissen, calling the altar I reverend §5altar, those words prove no more the real presence of Christ in the altar, then the calling of the font of Baptism A reverend font, or the calling of marriage Reverend Matrimony, should conclude that Christ were corporally present in the water of Baptism, or in the celebration of matrimony. And yet is not Christ clearly absent in the godly administration of his holy supper, nor present only in a figure (as ever you untruly report me to say) but by his omnipotent power he is effectually present by spiritual nourishment and feeding, as in Baptism he is likewise present by spiritual renewing and regenerating. Therefore where you would prove the corporal presence of Christ, by the reverence that is to be used at the altar (as Emissene teacheth) with no less reverence ought he that is baptised to come to the font, then he that receiveth the Communion cometh to the altar. And yet is that no proof, that Christ is corporally in the font. And what so ever you have here said of the coming to the altar, the like may be said of coming to the font. For although Christ be not corporally there,2 yet (as S. Hierome saith) if the Sacraments be violated, then is he violated whose Sacraments they be. Now followeth after in my book, the manner of adoration in the Sacrament.
1And as concerning the wordes of Emissen, calling the aulter I reuerend §5aulter, those wordes proue no more the reall presence of Christ in the aulter, then the calling of the font of Baptisme A reuerend font, or the calling of mariage Reuerend Matrimony, should conclude that Christ were corporally present in the water of Baptisme, or in the celebratiō of matrimony. And yet is not Christ clearly absent in the godly administration of his holy supper, nor present onely in a figure (as euer you vntruely report me to say) but by his omnipotent power he is effectually present by spirituall nourishment and feeding, as in Baptisme he is likewise present by spirituall renuing and regenerating. Therfore where you would proue the corporall presence of Christ, by the reuerence that is to be vsed at the aulter (as Emissene teacheth) with no lesse reuerence ought he that is baptised to come to the font, then he that receaueth the Cōmunion commeth to the aulter. And yet is that no profe, that Christ is corporally in the font. And what so euer you haue here sayd of the comming to the aulter, the like may be sayd of comming to the font. For although Christ be not corporally there,