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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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And what need any more evident proofs of S. Augustine's mind in this matter, how bread is called Christs body then S. Augustine's own words cited in the same place,1 where the other is de consecratione dist. 2. Hoc est quod dicimus? These be S. Augustine's words there cited. Sicut coelestis panis, qui Christi caro est, suo modo vocatur corpus Christi, cum re uera sit sacramentum corporis Christi, illius videlicet quod visibile, quod palpabile, mortale, in cruce positum est, vocaturque ipsa immolatio carnis (quae sacerdotis manibus fit) Christi passio, mors, crucifixio, non rei veritate, sed significanti misterio: sic Sacramentum fidei, (quod baptismus intelligitur) fides est. As the heavenly bread (which is Christs flesh) after a manner is called the body of Christ, where in very deed it is a sacrament of Christs body, that is to say, of that body which being visible, palpable, mortal, was put upon the cross: And as that offering of the flesh which is done by the priests hands, is called the passion, the death the crucifying of Christ, not in truth of the thing, but in a signifying mystery so is the Sacrament of faith (which is Baptism) faith. These words be so plain and manifest, that the expositor (being a very Papist) yet could not avoid the matter, but wrote thus upon the said words. Immolatio quae fit a praesbitero, improprie appellatur Christi passio, velmors, vel crucifixio, non quod sit illa, sed quia illam significat. And after he saith: Coeleste Sacramentū, quod vere repraesē tat Christi carnem, dicitur corpus Christi, sed improprie. Unde dicitur, suo modo, sed non rei veritate, sed significanti misterio, ut sit sensus, vocatur Christi corpus, id est, significat.
And what neede any more euident proofes of S. Augustines mynd in this matter, how bread is called Christes body then S. Augustines owne wordes cited in the same place,1 where the other is de consecratione dist. 2. Hoc est quod dicimus? These be S. Augustines wordes there cited. Sicut coelestis panis, qui Christi caro est, suo modo vocatur corpus Christi, cum re uera sit sacramentum corporis Christi, illius videlicet quod visibile, quod palpabile, mortale, in cruce positum est, vocaturque ipsa immolatio carnis (quae sacerdotis manibus fit) Christi passio, mors, crucifixio, non rei veritate, sed significanti misterio: sic Sacramentum fidei, (quod baptismus intelligitur) fides est. As the heauenly bread (which is Christes flesh) after a manner is called the body of Christ, where in very deede it is a sacrament of Christes body, that is to say, of that body which being visible, palpable, mortall, was put vppon the crosse: And as that offering of the flesh which is done by the priestes handes, is called the passion, the death the crucifying of Christ, not in truth of the thing, but in a signifying mistery so is ye Sacramēt of fayth (which is Baptisme) fayth. These wordes be so playne and manifest, that the expositour (being a very Papist) yet could not auoyd the matter, but wrote thus vpon the sayd wordes. Immolatio quae fit a praesbitero, improprie appellatur Christi passio, velmors, vel crucifixio, non quod sit illa, sed quia illam significat. And after he sayth: Coeleste Sacramētū, quod vere repraesē tat Christi carnem, dicitur corpus Christi, sed improprie. Vnde dicitur, suo modo, sed non rei veritate, sed significanti misterio, vt sit sensus, vocatur Christi corpus, id est, significat.