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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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Therefore take your own collection to your self, and make your self answer to such absurdities and inconvenience, as you do infer, by abusing and forcing of the Doctors similitude to an other end than they did use it.
Therfore take your owne collection to your selfe, and make your selfe aunswere to such absurdities and inconuenience, as you do inferre, by abusing and forcing of the Doctours similitude to an other ende than they did vse it.
1And it is not necessary for our eternal salvation, nor yet profitable for our comfort in this life, to believe that the natural body and blood of Christ is really, substantially, and naturally present in the Sacrament. For if it were necessary or comfortable for us, it is without doubt, that ⟨p. 301⟩our saviour Christ, his Apostles, and Evangelists, would not have omitted to teach this doctrine, distinctly and plainly. Yea our Saviour would not have sayd,2 Spiritus est qui vivificat, caro non prodest quitquam, The spirit giveth life, the flesh availeth nothing.
1And it is not necessary for our eternall saluation, nor yet profitable for our comfort in this life, to beleeue that the naturall body and bloud of Christ is really, substancially, and naturally present in the Sacrament. For if it were necessary or comfortable for vs, it is without doubt, that ⟨p. 301⟩our sauiour Christ, his Apostles, and Euangelistes, would not haue omitted to teach this doctrine, distinctly and playnly. Yea our Sauiour would not haue sayd,