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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 because S. Hierome who was of S. Augustine's time, writeth in his commentaries ⟨p. 243⟩upon S. Paule, ad Ephesios that may serve for the better opening hereof, I will write it in here.1 The words, be these. The blood and flesh of Christ is two ways understanded, either the spiritual and godly, of which him self said: My flesh is verily meat, and my blood is verily drink. And unless ye eat my flesh & drink my blood, ye shall not have everlasting life. Or the flesh which was crucified and the blood which was shed with the spear. According to this division, the diversity of flesh and blood is taken in Christs saints, that there is one flesh that shall see the salvation of God, an other flesh and blood that cannot possess the kingdom of heaven. There be S. Hieromes words. In which, thou reader seest a denial of that flesh of Christ to be given, to be eaten, that was crucified, but the flesh given to be eaten to be a godly and spiritual flesh, and a distinction made between them, as is in our flesh, of which it may be said, that the flesh we walk in here, shall not see God, that is to say, as it is corruptible according to the text of S. Paul, flesh and blood shall not possess heaven,2 and yet we must believe and hope with Job truly: that the same our flesh shall see God in heaven §3after which division likewise we receive not in the sacrament Christs flesh that was crucified, being so a visible and mortal flesh, But Christs flesh glorified, incorruptible and impassible, a Godly and spiritual flesh. And so that is but one in substance, and always so that same one is nevertheless for the alteration in the manner of the being of