A19563:1797
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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Now forasmuch as it is proved sufficiently (as well by the holy Scripture,1 as by natural operation, by natural reason, by all our senses, and by the most old and best learned authors, and holy martyrs of Christs church,) that the substance of bread and wine do remain, and be received of faithful people in the blessed Sacrament, or supper of the Lord: It is a thing worthy to be considered and well weighed, what moved the School authors of late years to defend the contrary opinion, not only so far from all experience of our senses, and so far from all reason, but also clean contrary to the old church of Christ, and to God's most holy word. Surely nothing moved them thereto so much, as did the vain faith which they had in the church and sea of Rome.
Now forasmuch as it is proued sufficiently (as well by the holy Scripture,1 as by naturall operation, by naturall reason, by all our sences, and by the most olde and best learned authors, and holy martirs of Christes church,) that the substance of bread and wine do remayne, and be receaued of faythfull people in the blessed Sacrament, or supper of the Lord: It is a thing worthy to be considered and well wayed, what moued the Schoole authors of late yeares to defend the contrary opinion, not onely so far from all experience of our sences, and so farre from all reason, but also cleane contrary to the olde church of Christ, and to Godes most holy word. Surely nothing moued them therto so much, as did the vayne fayth which they had in the church and sea of Rome.
- 1Chap. 6. Transubstantiation came from Rome.
For Joannes Scotus,1 otherwise called Duns, (the subtlest of all the school authors) entreating of this matter of Transubstantiation, showeth plainly the cause thereof. For (saith he) the words of the Scripture might be expounded more easily, and more plainly without Transubstantiation, but the church did choose this sense, (which is more hard, being moved thereto (as it seemeth) chiefly, because that of the Sacraments men ought to hold, as the holy church of Rome holdeth: But it holdeth, that bread is transubstantiate or turned into the body, and wine into the blood, as it is showed De summa Trinitate & fide Catholicae. Firmiter credimus.