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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.
These words of Epiphanius do plainly overturn this authors doctrine of a figurative §1speech: for a figure can not give life, only God giveth life, and the speech of this Epiphanius of the sacrament doth necessarily imply the very true presence of Christs body author of life. And then as often as the author is overthrown in the truth of the presence, so often is he (by Zuinglius rule) overthrown in Transubstantiation. As for the name of bread is granted because it was so, and Transubstantiation doth not §2take away, but it is meat because of the visible matter remaining.
These wordes of Epiphanius do playnly ouerturne this authors doctrine of a figuratiue §1speach: for a figure can not geue life, onely God giueth life, and the speach of this Epiphanius of the sacrament doth necessarily imply the very true presence of Christes body author of life. And then as often as the author is ouerthrowen in the truth of the presence, so often is he (by Zuinglius rule) ouerthrowen in Transubstantiation. As for the name of bread is granted bicause it was so, and Transubstantiation doth not §2take away, but it is meate bicause of the visible matter remayning.
These sayings be sought out by this author only to wrangle, not taken out, where §3