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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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Where you speak of the adoration of Christ in the Sacrament, saying, ⟨p. 246⟩that if he were not there present, substantially, really, and corporally, S. Augustine would never have spoken of adoration there: in this word (there) you use a great doubleness and fallax,1 for it may be referred indifferently either to the adoration, or to the presence. If it be referred §2to the presence, than it is neither true, nor S. Augustine saith no such thing, that Christ is really, substantially, and corporally present there. If it be referred to the worshipping, than it is true, according to S. Augustine's mind, that there in the receiving of the sacrament in spirit and truth, we glorify and honour Christ, sitting in heaven at his fathers right hand. But to this adoration is required no real, substantial, and corporal presence,2 as before I have declared: for so did Jacob worship Christ before he was borne, and all faithful christen people do worship him in all places where soever they be, although he carnally and corporally be far distant from them. As they daily honour the father and pray unto him,3 and yet say, Qui es in coelis, confessing him to be in heaven. And therefore to avoid all the ambiguity, and fallax of your speech, I say, that we being here, do worship here Christ, being not corporally here, but with his father in heaven.
WHere you speake of the adoration of Christe in the Sacrament, saying, ⟨p. 246⟩