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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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1Now it is requisite, to speak some thing of the manner and form of worshipping of Christ, by them that receive this sacrament, least that in the stead of Christ himself be worshipped the sacrament.2 For as his humanity, joined to his divinity, and exalted to the right hand of his father, is to be worshipped of all creatures, in heaven, earth, and under the earth:3 even so if in the stead thereof, we worship the signs and sacraments, we commit as great idolatry as ever was, or shall to the worlds end.
1Now it is requisite, to speake some thing of the maner and forme of worshipping of Christ, by them that receaue this sacramēt, least that in the stede of Christ himselfe be worshipped the sacrament.2 For as his humanity, ioyned to his diuinity, and exalted to the right hand of his father, is to be worshipped of all creatures, in heauen, earth, and vnder the earth:3 euen so if in the stead therof, we worship the signes and sacraments, we commit as great idolatry as euer was, or shall to the worldes ende.
- 1Chap 9.
- 2The adoration in the sacrament.The adoration in the sacramēt.
- 3De adoratione lege Rossen. & Occol. lib. 3. ca. 4. & 5.