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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 this is most true, which S. Augustine saith, so is that most false, which the Papists would persuade upon S. Augustine's words, that the Sacramental bread and wine, or any visible thing is to be worshipped in the Sacrament. For S. Augustine's mind was so far from any such thought, that he forbiddeth utterly to worship Christs own flesh and blood alone, but in consideration, and as they be annexed and joined to his divinity. How much less then could he think or allow, that we should worship the Sacramental bread and wine, or any outward or visible Sacrament, which be shadows, figures, and representations of Christs flesh and blood?
And as this is most true, which S. Augustine sayth, so is that most false, which the Papistes would perswade vpon S. Augustines wordes, that the Sacramentall bread and wine, or any visible thing is to be worshipped in the Sacrament. For S. Augustines mynd was so farre from any such thought, that he forbiddeth vtterly to worship Christes owne flesh and bloud alone, but in consideration, and as they be annexed and ioyned to his diuinity. How much lesse then could he thinke or allow, that we should worship the Sacramentall bread and wine, or any outward or visible Sacrament, which be shadowes, figures, and representations of Christes flesh and bloud?
And S. Augustine was afraid, least in worshipping Christs very body, we should offend, therefore he biddeth us, when we worship Christ, that we should not tarry and fix our minds upon his flesh (which of it self availeth nothing) but that we should lift up our minds from the flesh to the spirit, which giveth life: and yet the Papists be not afraid by crafty means to induce us, to worship those things, which be signs and sacraments of Christs body.
And S. Augustine was afrayd, least in worshiping Christes very body, we should offend, therfore he biddeth vs, when we worship Christ, that we should not tarry and fixe our myndes vpon his flesh (which of it self auayleth nothing) but that we should lift vp our myndes from the flesh to ye spirite, which geueth lyfe: and yet the Papistes be not afrayd by crafty meanes to induce vs, to worship those thinges, which be signes and sacraments of Christes body.