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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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Hereunto accordeth also Gelasius, writing against Eutiches and Nestorius,1 of whom the one said, that Christ was a perfect man, but not God: and the other affirmed clean contrary, that he was very God but not man. But against these two heinous heresies, Gelasius proveth by most manifest scriptures, that Christ is both God and man, and that after his Incarnation remaineth in him as well the nature of his Godhead, as the nature of his manhood, so that he hath in him two natures with their natural properties, and yet is he but one Christ.
Hereunto accordeth also Gelasius, writing agaynst Eutiches and Nestorius,1 of whome the one sayd, that Christ was a perfect man, but not God: and the other affirmed cleane contrary, that he was very God but not man. But agaynst these two heinous heresies, Gelasius proueth by most manifest scriptures, that Christ is both God and man, and that after his Incarnation remayneth in him as well the nature of his Godhead, as the nature of his manhod, so that he hath in him two natures with their naturall properties, and yet is he but one Christ.
- 1Gelasius contra Eutichen & Nestorium.
And for the more evident declaration hereof, he bringeth two examples, the one is of man, who being but one, yet he is made of two parts, & hath in him two natures remaining both together in him, that is to say, the body & the soul with their natural properties.
And for the more euident declaration hereof, he bringeth two examples, the one is of man, who being but one, yet he is made of two partes, & hath in him two natures remayning both togither in him, that is to say, the body & the soule with their naturall properties.