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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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Winchester.
I will spend no mo words herein,1 but having avoided this authors reasoning against Transubstantiation. Now let us examine his authorities. First he beginneth with Justine the Martyr, Whose words be not truly by this author here reported, which §2be these truly translate out of the Greek. When the priest hath ended his thanks giving and prayers, and all the people hath said Amen, they whom we call Deacons, give to every one then present, a part of the bread and of the wine and water consecrated, and carry part to those that be absent: and this is that food, which is among us called (Eucharistia) whereof it is lawful for no man to be partaker, except he be persuaded those things to be true that be taught us, and be baptized in the water of regeneration in remission of sins, and ordereth his life after the manner which Christ hath taught. For we do not take these for common bread or drink, but like as Jesus Christ our saviour incarnate by the word of God, had flesh and blood for our salvation, even so we be taught §3the food, (wherewith our flesh and blood be nourished by alteration) when it is consecrate ⟨p. 280⟩by the prayer of his word, to be the flesh and blood of the same Jesus incarnate.§3 For the Apostles in those their works, which be called gospels, teach that Jesus did so command them, and after he had taken the bread, and ended his thanks giving, said: Do this in my remembrance, This is my body. And likewise taking the cup after he had given thanks, said: This is my blood, and did give them to his Apostles only.2 And here I make an issue with this author, that he wittingly corrupteth Justine §1