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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 where you say, that the naming of bread by Christ and S. Paul and all other, must be understood before the sanctification,1 and not after, Saint Pauls own words reprove this your saying most manifestly. For he calleth it bread when it is the communion of Christs body, and when it is eaten, saying:2 The bread which we break, is it not the communion of Christs body? And, as often as you eat this bread & drink this cup:3 and who soever eateth the bread and drinketh the cup of the lord unworthily: and, let a man try himself, and so eat of that bread and drink of the cup: and, he that eateth and drinketh unworthily. &c. Now these sayings cannot be understanded before the sanctification, except you will grant that the bread was Christs body, and that it was eaten before it was sanctified. Wherefore let every reader that knoweth any thing, judge whether you seek any truth in this matter, or whether you study to search out vain cavillations, and yet the same being clean contrary to the manifest words of holy scripture, and to all approved writers. Wherefore gentle reader way S. Pauls words, whether he call it bread after the sanctification, or only before, and as thou findest Saint Paul make with this mans saying (that trifleth away the truth) so thou mayst believe him in all other things. Hitherto is discussed how the doctrine of Transubstantiation is against gods word, now followeth in my book, how the same is against nature, Whereof I write thus.
And where you say, that the naming of bread by Christ and S. Paule and all other, must be understood before the sanctification,1 and not after, Saynt Paules owne wordes reproue this your saying most manifestly. For he calleth it bread when it is the communion of Christes body, and when it is eaten, saying:2 The bread which we breake, is it not the communion of Christes body? And, as often as you eate this bread & drincke this cup:3