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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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The third reason I framed not my self (as you say I did) but had it ready framed out of your own shop in your book of the Devils sophistry. And as for the vi. chapter of John, I have sufficiently showed my mind therein in my answer to Doctor Smiths preface, which shall suffice also for answer to you in this place.
THe third reason I framed not my selfe (as you say I did) but had it ready framed out of your owne shoppe in your booke of the Diuels sophistry. And as for the vi. chapiter of Ihon, I haue sufficiently shewed my mind therin in my answere to Doctor Smithes preface, which shall suffice also for aunswere to you in this place.
And as for Cyril is clearly against you,1 who declareth that when Christ said, I will give my flesh for the life of the world, he fulfilled not that promise in his supper, but in the cross. For if Christ had given to us life in his supper, what should he have needed after to dye for the same purpose? The words of Cyril be these upon the words of Christ Panis quem ego dabo, caro mea est quam ego dabo pro mundi vita. Morior (inquit) pro omnibus, ut permeip sum omnes vivificem, & caro mea omnium redemptio fiat, morietur evim mors morte mea. Which words mean thus much in English. I will dye for all, that by my death I may give life to all, and that my flesh may be the redemption of all, for death shall dye by my death. Thus expoundeth Cyril the words of Christ, that when he said: I will give, he did not fulfil that promise in his supper, but in the cross, giving us life by his death not by eating and drinking of him in his supper, as you most ignorantly ⟨p. 330⟩say. And yet all men may judge, how much I bear with you, when I call it but ignorance. Now followeth mine answer to the authors wrested by the papists.
And as for Cirill is clearly agaynst you,