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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 although Nestorius granted two natures in Christ, yet not (as §5you say) from his nativity, nor by adunation, but by cohabitation or inhabitation, so that he made but one Christ, (although some otherwise take him) and not alium & alium: after which sort the Godhead is also in other godly men, whom by grace he maketh partakers of his godly nature, although by their natural generation they be but men, without the divine nature united in person, but after obtained by adoption & grace. As by your example, a man is made Bishop, which by natural generation is borne but a man.
And although Nestorius graunted two natures in Christ, yet not (as §5you say) frō his natiuitie, nor by adunation, but by cohabitation or inhabitatiō, so that he made but one Christ, (although some otherwise take him) and not alium & alium: after which sorte the Godhead is also in other godly men, whom by grace he maketh partakers of his godly nature, although by their naturall generatiō they be but mē, without the diuine nature vnited in person, but after obteined by adoption & grace. As by your example, a man is made Bishop, which by naturall generation is borne but a man.
And that this was Nestorius opinion, that Christ from his Nativity was but man only, & had his godhead after by adoption or accession, is evident of your own words, when you say, that the Nestorians denied Christ conceived God, or borne God, & that the Godhead was an accession to Christ afterward by merit, and that he was conceived but only man, although shortly after you go from the same, saying that both the Godhead & manhood were always in Christ: such constancy is in your dreamed phantasies.
And that this was Nestorius opinion, that Christ from his Natiuitie was but mā onely, & had his godhead after by adoptiō or accession, is euident of your own wordes, when you say, that the Nestoriās denied Christ cōceiued God, or borne God, & that the Godhead was an accessiō to Christ afterward by merite, and that he was cōceiued but onely man, although shortly after you go from the same, saying that both the Godhead & manhode were alwayes in Christ: such cōstācie is in your dreamed phātasies.