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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.
As touching Emissene by whose words is expressly testified the truth of the real presence of Christ in the Sacrament,1 and also the sense of the doctrine of Transubstantiation, §1this author maketh himself bold over him, and so bold that he dare corrupt him, which Emissene writeth not, that man is turned into the body of the church. And here I make an issue with this author,2 that Emissene hath not that word of turning in that place, and man to be turned into the body of the church is no convenient speech, to signify a change in him that is regenerate by baptism. He in deed that is thrust out of the chancel for his misdemeanour in service time, may be said turned into the body of the church. But Emissene speaketh not so here, but because the same Emissene declaring §2the mystery of the Sacrament, saith the visible creatures be turned into the substance of the body of Christ, this author thought it would sound gaily well, to the confusion of that true doctrine of turning, to speak in Baptism of the turning of a man into the ⟨p. 286⟩body of the church. And it may be commonly observed in this author, when he allegeth any authority of others, he bringeth forth the same in such form of words as he would have them, and not as they be, for the most part or very often, and once of purpose were over often in so high a matter as this is. And yet in this Emissens authority, after all the pain taken to reforge him, Emissens doctrine plainly confoundeth this Authors teaching. This author maketh a note, that there is in man baptised nothing changed outwardly, and therefore in the Sacrament neither, and it must be granted. For the doctrine of transubstantiation teacheth not in the Sacrament any outward change. For the substance of the bread and wine is an inward nature, and so is substance of one defined.