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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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After Origene came Cyprian the holy martyr about the year of our Lord 250. who writeth against them that ministered this Sacrament with water only, and without wine. For as much (saith he) as Christ said: I am a true vine, therefore the blood of Christ is not water, but wine, nor it can not be thought that his blood (whereby we be redeemed and have life) is in the cup, when wine is not in the cup, whereby the blood of Christ is showed.
After Origene came Ciprian the holy martir about the yeare of our Lord 250. who writeth agaynst them that ministred this Sacrament with water onely, and without wine. For as much (sayth he) as Christ sayd: I am a true vine, therfore the bloud of Christ is not water, but wine, nor it can not be thought that his bloud (wherby we be redemed and haue life) is in the cup, when wine is not in the cup, wherby the bloud of Christ is shewed.
What words could Cyprian have spoken more plainly, to show that the wine doth remain, than to say thus: If there be no wine, there is no blood of Christ?
What wordes could Ciprian haue spoken more playnly, to shew that the wine doth remayne, than to say thus: If there be no wine, there is no bloud of Christ?
And yet he speaketh shortly after, as plainly in the same Epistle.1 Christ saith he) taking the cup, blessed it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Drink you all of this, for this is the blood of the new testament, which shall be shed for many, for the remission of sins. I say unto you, that from hence forth I will not drink of this creature of the vine, until I shall drink with you new wine in the kingdom of my father. By these words of Christ (saith S. Cyprian) we perceive, that the cup which the Lord offered, was not only water, but also wine, And that it was wine that Christ called his blood, whereby it is clear that Christs blood is not offered if, there be no wine in the Chalice. And after it followeth: How shall we drink with Christ new wine of the creature of the vine if in the