A19563:1702
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And where as I said upon S. Augustine's words, that the Sacrament consisteth of two natures, in that place I collected more of S. Augustine's words in your favour, then indeed S. Augustine saith, because ⟨p. 300⟩you should not say, that I nipped him. For S. Augustine saith not, that the sacrament consisteth of two natures, and therefore both these natures must needs remain in the Sacrament, but he saith that the Sacrifice consisteth of two things, which he calleth also natures, and thereof it followeth, that those two things must be in the sacrifice, which is to be understand, in the ministration not in the bread and wine reserved. And very true it is (as S Augustine saith) that the sacrifice of the church consisteth of two things, of the Sacrament, and of the thing thereby signified, which is Christs body, as the person of Christ consisteth of god and man.
And where as I sayd vpon S. Augustines wordes, that the Sacrament consisteth of two natures, in that place I collected more of S. Augustines wordes in your fauour, then indeed S. Augustine sayth, bicause ⟨p. 300⟩you should not say, that I nipt him. For S. Augustine sayth not, that the sacrament consisteth of two natures, and therfore both these natures must needes remayne in the Sacrament, but he sayth that the Sacrifice consisteth of two thinges, which he calleth also natures, and therof it followeth, that those two thinges must be in the sacrifice, which is to be vnderstande, in the ministration not in the bread and wine reserued. And very true it is (as S Augustine sayth) that the sacrifice of the church consisteth of two thinges, of the Sacrament, and of the thing therby signified, which is Christes body, as the person of Christ consisteth of god and man.
But yet this resemblance is not altogether like (as you say truly for so §5much) for the person of Christ consisteth so of his godhead and manhood, that they be both in him in real presence and unity of person. But in the sacrifice it is otherwise, where neither is any such union between the sacrament, and the truth of the Sacrament, nor any such presence of the body of Christ. For in the bread and wine Christ is but figuratively (as I said before) and in the godly receivers spiritually, in whom also he tarrieth & remaineth so long as they remain the members of his body.