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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 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,1 who declareth that when Christ sayd, I will geue my flesh for the life of the world, he fulfilled not that promise in his supper, but in the crosse. For if Christ had geuen to vs life in his supper, what should he haue needed after to dye for the same purpose? The wordes of Cirill be these vpon the wordes of Christ Panis quem ego dabo, caro mea est quam ego dabo pro mundi vita. Morior (inquit) pro omnibus, vt permeip sum omnes viuificem, & caro mea omnium redemptio fiat, morietur euim mors morte mea. Which wordes meane thus much in English. I will dye for all, that by my death I may geue life to all, and that my flesh may be the redemption of all, for death shall dye by my death. Thus expoundeth Cirill the wordes of Christ, that when he sayd: I will geue, he did not fulfill that promise in his spuper, but in the crosse, giuing vs life by his death not by eating and drinking of him in his supper, as you most ignorantly ⟨p. 330⟩