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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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In these words of Gelasius where he saith, the bread and wine go into the divine substance, is plainly declared the presence of the divine substance, and this divine substance can signify none other substance, but of the body and blood of Christ, of which heavenly nature, and earthly nature of the bread and wine, consisteth this Sacrament the Image of the principal mystery of Christs person.
In these wordes of Gelasius where hee sayth, the bread and wine goe into the diuine substaunce, is playnly declared the presence of the diuine substaunce, and this diuine substaunce can signifie none other substaunce, but of the body and bloud of Christ, of whiche heauenly nature, and earthly nature of the bread and wine, consisteth this Sacrament the Image of the principall mistery of Christes person.
And therefore as in the Image be two divers natures, and different remaining in their property: So likewise in the person of Christ, which is the conclusion of Gelasius argument, should remain two natures. And here were a great danger §12if we should say that Christs body which is the celestial nature in the Sacrament, were there present but in a figure, for it should then imply, that in Christs person the principal mystery, it were also but in a figure. And therefore as in the mystery of Christs person ordained to redeem us, being the principal mystery there is no figure, but truth in consideration of the presence of the two natures whereof Christ is: So in the Sacrament being a mystery ordered to feed us, and the image of that principal mystery, there is not an only figure but truth of the presence of the natures, earthly and celestial, I speak of the truth of the presence, and mean such an integrity of the natures present, as by the rules of our faith is consonant and agreeable to that mystery, that is to say, in the person of Christ perfect God and perfect man, perfect God to be incarnate, and perfect man to be deitate, as Gregory Nazianzen termeth it.
And therefore as in the Image bee two diuers natures, and different remayning in their property: So likewise in the person of Christ, whiche is the conclusion of Gelasius argument, should remayne two natures. And here were a great daunger