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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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1And where you say, that Christ gave that he had consecrated, and that §18he made of bread, here you grant that Christs body (which he gave to his disciples at his last supper) was made of bread. And then it must follow, that either Christ had two bodies, (the one made of the flesh of the virgin Mary, the other of bread) or else that the self same body was made of two divers matters, and at divers and sundry times. Now what doctrine this is, let them judge that be learned. And it is worthy a note how unconstant they be that will take upon them to defend an untruth, and how good memories they had need to have, if they should not be taken with a lye. For here you say that Christs body in the Sacrament is made of bread, and in the xi. comparison you said, that this saying is so fond, as were not tolerable to be by a scoffer devised in a play, to supply when his fellow had forgotten his part.
1And where you say, that Christ gaue that he had consecrated, and that §18he made of bread, here you graunt that Christes body (which he gaue to his disciples at his last supper) was made of bread. And then it must folow, that eyther Christ had two bodyes, (the one made of the flesh of the virgine Mary, the other of bread) or els that the selfe same body was made of two diuers matters, and at diuers and sundry tymes. Now what doctrine this is, let them iudge that be learned. And it is worthy a note how vnconstant they be that will take vppon them to defend an vntruth, and how good memories they had nede to haue, if they should not be taken with a lye. For here you say that Christes body in the Sacrament is made of bread, and in the xi. comparison you sayd, that this saying is so fond, as were not tollerable to be by a scoffer deuised in a play, to supply when his fellow had forgotten his part.
- 1Christs body made of bread.Christes body made of bread.