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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 at length when the similitude of the two natures in Christ, remaining §9both in their proper kinds, must needs be answered unto, then cometh in again the cuttle with his colours to hide him self, that he should not be seen, because he perceiveth what danger he is in to be taken: And when he cometh to the very net, he so stoutly striveth, wrangleth and wresteth, as he would break the net, or else by some craft, wind himself out of it, but the net is so strong, and he so surely masted therein, that he shall never be able to get out.
But at length when the similitude of the two natures in Christ, remayning §9both in their proper kindes, must needes be answered vnto, then commeth in agayne the cuttill with his colours to hide him selfe, that he should not be seene, bicause he perceaueth what danger he is in to be taken: And when he commeth to the very nette, he so stoutly striueth, wrangleth and wresteth, as he would breake the nette, or els by some craft, wind himselfe out of it, but the net is so strong, and he so surely masted therein, that he shall neuer be able to gette out.
1For the old catholic Authors, to declare that two natures remain in Christ together (that is to say, his humanity and his divinity) without corruption or wasting of any of the said two natures, do give two examples thereof, one is of the body and soul, which both be in a man together, and the presence of the one putteth not away the other.
1For the olde catholike Authors, to declare that two natures remayne in Christ togither (that is to say, his humanity and his diuinity) without corruption or wasting of any of the sayd two natures, do geue two examples therof, one is of the body and soule, which both be in a man togither, and the presence of the one putteth not away the other.