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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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Let us now consider also, how the same is against natural reason,1 and natural operation, which although they prevail not against Gods word, yet when they be joined with Gods word, they be of great moment to confirm any truth. Natural reason abhorreth vacuum, that is to say, that there should be any empty place, wherein no substance should be. But if there remain no bread nor wine, the place where they were before, and where their accidents ⟨p. 264⟩be, is filled with no substance, but remaineth vacuum, clean contrary to the order of nature.
Let vs now consider also, how the same is agaynst naturall reason,1 and natural operation, which although they preuayle not agaynst Gods word, yet when they be ioyned with Gods word, they be of great moment to confirme any truth. Naturall reason abhorreth vacuum, that is to say, that there should be any empty place, wherin no substance should be. But if there remayne no bread nor wine, the place where they were before, and where their accidents ⟨p. 264⟩be, is filled with no substance, but remayneth vacuum, cleane contrary to the order of nature.
- 1Chap. 3. The papistical doctrine is against reason.Chap. 3. The papisticall doctrine is agaynst reason.
We see also that the wine, though it be consecrated, yet will it turn to vinegar, and the bread will mould: which then be nothing else but sower wine and moulded bread, which could not wax sower nor mouldy, if there were no bread nor wine there at all.