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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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AS concerning the words of S. Augustine (which you say I do wrong report) let every indifferent reader judge, who maketh a wrong ⟨p. 242⟩report of S. Augustine,1 you or I. For I have reported his words as they be, and so have not you. For S. Augustine saith not, that Christs §2body is eaten in the visible sacrament (as you report) but that Christ hath given us a sacrament of the eating of his body, which must be understand invisibly, and spiritually, as you say truly in that point. But to the spiritual eating, is not required any local or corporal presence in the sacrament, nor S. Augustine saith not so, as you in that point unjustly report him: And although the work of God in his sacraments be effectual and true, yet the working of God in the sacraments is not his working by grace in the water, bread, and wine, but in them that duly receive the same, which work is such as no carnal man can comprehend.
AS concerning the wordes of S. Augustine (which you say I do wrong report) let euery indeferēt reader iudge, who maketh a wrong ⟨p. 242⟩report of S. Augustine,1 you or I. For I haue reported his wordes as they be, and so haue not you. For S. Augustine sayth not, that Christes §2body is eaten in the visible sacrament (as you report) but that Christ hath giuen vs a sacrament of the eating of his body, which must be vnderstand inuisibly, and spiritually, as you say truly in that poynt. But to the spirituall eating, is not required any locall or corporall presence in the sacrament, nor S. Augustine sayth not so, as you in that poynt vniustly report him: And although the worke of God in his sacraments be effectuall and true, yet the working of God in the sacraments is not his working by grace in the water, bread, and wine, but in them that duely receaue the same, which worke is such as no carnall man can comprehend.