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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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Epiphanius speaking of the bread in the Lords supper, and the water in §1baptism saith that they have no power nor strength of them selves but by Christ. So that the bread feedeth, and the water washeth the body, but neither the bread nor water give life, nor purge to salvation, but only the might and power of Christ that is in them. And yet not in them reserved, but in the action and ministration, as it is manifest of his words. And therefore as in baptism is neither the real and corporal presence of Christs body, nor transubstantiation of the water, no more is in the Lords supper, either Christs flesh and blood really and corporally present, or the bread and wine transubstantiated. And therefore Epiphanius §2calleth not bread by that name, because it was so, but because it is so in deed, and nourished the body. As Hilary said, there is a figure, (for bread and wine be openly seen) he saith not there was a figure, for bread and wine were openly seen. And the figure giveth not life, nor washeth not inwardly, but Christ that is in the figure, tanquam signatum in signo. And where you be fain to say, that accidents be meat without substance, all §3the world may judge how shameful a shift this is, and how contrary to this principle of philosophy, Ex eisdem sunt, & nutriuntur omnia. Oh what absurdities you be driven unto, for the defence of your Papistical inventions? Now cometh S. John Chrysostom, of whom in my book is thus written.
Epiphanius speaking of the bread in ye Lordes supper, and the water in §1baptisme sayth that they haue no power nor strength of thē selues but by Christ. So that the bread feedeth, and the water washeth the body, but neither the bread nor water giue life, nor purge to saluation, but onely the might and power of Christ that is in them. And yet not in them reserued, but in the action and ministration, as it is manifest of his wordes. And therfore as in baptisme is neyther the reall and corporall presence of Christes body, nor transubstantiation of the water, no more is in the Lordes supper, eyther Christes flesh and bloud really and corporally present, or the bread and wine transubstantiated. And therfore Epiphanius §2calleth not bread by that name, bicause it was so, but bicause it is so in deede, and nourished the body. As Hilary sayd, there is a figure, (for bread and wine be openly seene) he sayth not there was a figure, for bread and wine were openly seene. And the figure giueth not life, nor washeth not inwardly, but Christ that is in the figure, tanquam signatum in signo. And where you be fayne to say, that accidents be meate without substance, all