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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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What should I tarry much in Origene, seeing that you confess that he saith, the matter of bread remaineth, and Origene saith, that the meat which is sanctified, juxta id quod habet materiale in ventrem abit, that is to say, as concerning the material part thereof, goeth into the belly. So that by Origens teaching both the bread and the material part of bread remain. So that your example of clay, relieveth you nothing in this your §2answer unto Origene.
WHat should I tarry much in Origene, seeing that you confesse that he sayth, the matter of bread remayneth, and Origene sayth, that the meate which is sanctified, iuxta id quod habet materiale in ventrem abit, that is to say, as concerning the materiall parte therof, goeth into the belly. So that by Origens teaching both the bread and the materiall part of bread remayne. So that your example of cley, releueth you nothing in this your §2aunswer vnto Origene.
But when you see that this shift will not serve, then you fly to an other, and say that the accidents of bread be called the matter of bread, which is so shameful a shift, as all that have any manner of knowledge, may plainly see your manifest impudency. But many such shifts you use in this matter, not withstanding the importance of it. Now let us come to Cyprian,