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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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The other example is of the Lords Supper or ministration of the Sacrament, where is also together the substance and nature of bread and wine with the body and blood of Christ, and the presence of the one putteth not away the other, no more then the presence of Christs humanity putteth away his divinity. And as the presence of the soul driveth not away the body, nor the presence of the flesh and blood of Christ driveth not away the bread and wine, so doth not the presence of Christs humanity, expel his divinity, but his divinity remaineth still with his humanity, as the soul doth with the body, and the body of Christ with the bread. And then if there remain not the nature and substance of bread, it must follow also, that there remaineth not the divine nature of Christ, with his humanity, or else the similitude is clearly dissolved.
The other example is of the Lordes Supper or ministration of the Sacrament, where is also togither the substaunce and nature of bread and wine with the body and bloud of Christ, and the presence of the one putteth not away the other, no more then the presence of Christes humanitie putteth away hys diuinitie. And as the presence of the soule driueth not away the body, nor the presence of the fleshe and bloud of Christ driueth not away the bread and wine, so doth not the presence of Christes humanity, expell his diuinitie, but his diuinitie remayneth still with his humanitie, as the soule doth with the body, and the body of Christ with the bread. And then if there remayne not the nature and substaunce of bread, it must follow also, that there remaineth not the diuine nature of Christ, with his humanity, or els the similitude is clearely dissolued.
But yet say you, we may not press all parts of the resemblance with a through equality, but only have respect to the end, wherefore the resemblance is made. And do you not see, how this your saying taketh away your own argument of the real presence in the sacrament? and nevertheless setteth you no whit more at liberty concerning Transubstantiation, but masteth you faster in the net, and maketh it more stronger to hold you. For the old Authors make this resemblance, only to declare the remaining of two natures, not the manner and form of remaining, which is far divers in the person of Christ, from the union in the Sacrament. For the two natures of Christ be joined together in unity of person, which unity is not between the Sacrament and the body of Christ. But in that point wherein the resemblance is made, there must needs be an equality by your own saying. And for as much as the resemblance was made only for the remaining of two natures, therefore as the perfect natures of Christs manhood & godhead, do both remain, and the perfect nature of the soul and the body both also remain so must the perfect nature of Christs body and blood, and of bread and wine also remain. But for as much as the similitude was not made for the manner