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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 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.
But what will not the shameless Papists allege for their purpose, when they be not ashamed to maintain the adoration of the Sacrament by these words of S. Augustine? Wherein he speaketh not one word of the adoration of the sacrament, but only of Christ him self?
But what will not the shamelesse Papistes alleadge for theyr purpose, when they be not ashamed to mayntayne the adoration of the Sacrament by these wordes of S. Augustine? Wherin he speaketh not one word of the adoration of the sacrament, but onely of Christ him selfe?
And although he say, that Christ gave his flesh to be eaten of us, yet he meant not, that his flesh is here corporally present, and corporally eaten, but only spiritually. As his word declare plainly, which follow in the same place, where S. Augustine as it were in the person of Christ, speaketh these words.