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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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But it appeareth that you be foul deceived in judgement of the doctrine set out in my book. And if you were not either utterly ignorant in holy scriptures and doctors, or not obstinately bent to pervert the true doctrine of this holy Sacrament, you would never have uttered this sentence. §6That there was never man overturned his own assertions more evidently, then this Author doth. For I am well assured, that my doctrine is sound, and therefore do trust that I shall able to stand by mine assertions before all men that are learned, and be any thing indifferent, and not bent obstinately to maintain errors as you be, when you tumbling and tossing your self in your filthy fantasies of Transubstantiation, and of the real and carnal presence of Christs body, shall be ashamed of your assertions. But I marvel not much of your stout bragging here, because it is a common thing with you, to dash me in the teeth with your own faults.
But it appeareth that you be foule deceaued in iudgement of the doctrine set out in my booke. And if you were not eyther vtterly ignorant in holy scriptures and doctors, or not obstinately bent to peruert the true doctrine of this holy Sacrament, you would neuer haue vttered this sentence. §6That there was neuer man ouerturned his owne assertions more euidently, then this Author doth. For I am well assured, that my doctrine is sound, and therfore do trust that I shall able to stand by myne assertions before all men that are learned, and be any thing indifferent, and not bent obstinately to mayntayne errors as you be, when you tumbling and tossing your selfe in your filthy fantasies of Transubstantiation, and of the reall and carnall presence of Christes body, shalbe ashamed of your assertiōs. But I meruayle not much of your stout bragging here, bicause it is a common thing with you, to dashe me in the teeth with your owne faultes.
And it is untrue that you say, that the sacrifice is perfected before the perfection. For if the sacrifice be perfected before the perception, it is perfected also before the consecration. For between the consecration and perception was no sacrifice made by Christ (as appeareth in the Evangelists) but the one followed immediately of the other. And although Christ being in heaven be one of the parts whereof the sacrifice consisteth, & be present in the sacrifice, yet he is not naturally there present, but sacramentally in the sacrament, and spiritually in the receivers.