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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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And where you think it strange, to say that the divine nature is or §3resteth in the body of Christ, it is nothing else, but to declare your ignorance in Gods word, and ancient authors, in reading of whom, forasmuch as you have not been much exercised, it is no marvel though their speech seem strange unto you. The greek word of Chrysostom is [Greek or Hebrew], which I pray you english, and then we shall see what a strange speech you will make.1 Did you never hear tell at the least, that the word was incarnated? or Verbum caro factum est? And what signifieth this word Incarnate: but God to be made man, and his divine nature to be in flesh? ⟨p. 307⟩Doth not S. John bid us beware,2 that we believe not every spirit: for there be many false prophets, and every spirit saith he, that confesseth not Jesus Christ to have come in flesh, is not of God, but is the spirit of Antichrist? Is this then a strange speech to you, that the divine nature resteth in the flesh, that is to say, in the body of Christ? which if you deny, you know whose spirit yon have. But your trust is altogether in obscure speeches, wherewith you trust so to darken the matter, that no man shall understand it, least that if they understand it, they must needs perceive §4your ignorance and error.
And where you thinke it strange, to say that the diuine nature is or §3resteth in the body of Christ, it is nothing els, but to declare your ignorance in Gods word, and auncient authors, in reading of whome, forasmuch as you haue not bene much exercised, it is no meruayle though their speach seeme strange vnto you. The greeke word of Chrisostome is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which I pray you english, and then we shall see what a strange speach you will make.1 Did you neuer heare tell at the least, that the word was incarnated? or Verbum caro factum est? And what signifieth this word Incarnate: but God to be made man, and his diuine nature to be in flesh?