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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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1But (say you) a figure can never be counted worthy the name of the §2thing onles the thing were there in deed. Wrangle then with S. John Chrysostom himself, and not with me, who saith that the bread is exalted to the name of the Lords body or is reputed worthy the name of the Lords body after the sanctification, and yet the nature of the bread remaineth still, which can not be as you say, if the body of Christ were there present.
1But (say you) a figure can neuer be counted worthy the name of the §2thing onles the thing were there in deede. Wrangle then with S. Ihon Chrisostome himselfe, and not with me, who sayth that the bread is exalted to ye name of ye Lords body or is reputed worthy ye name of ye Lordes body after the sanctificatiō, and yet the nature of ye bread remayneth still, which can not be as you say, if the body of Christ were there present.
- 1A figure requireth not the presence of the thing that is signified.
And who heard ever such a doctrine as you here make, that the thing, must be really and corporally present, where the figure is? For so must every man be corporally buried in deed,1 when he is Baptised, which is a figure of our burial. And when we receive the Sacrament of Christs body, then is accomplished the resurrection of our bodies, for that Sacrament you affirm to be the figure thereof. But your doctrine herein is clean contrary to the judgement of Lactantius,2 and other old writers, who teach that figures be in vain, and serve to no purpose, when the things by them signified be present.