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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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1And although the same S. Ambrose in an other book entituled de sacramē tis, doth say, that the bread is bread before the words of consecration, but when the consecration is done, of bread is made the body of Christ: Yet in the same book, & in the same chapter, he telleth in what m••ner and form the same is done by the words of Christ, not by taking away the substance of the bread, but adding to the bread the grace of Christs body, and so calling it the body of Christ.
1And although the same S. Ambrose in an other booke entituled de sacramē tis, doth say, that the bread is bread before the wordes of consecration, but whē the consecration is done, of bread is made the body of Christ: Yet in the same booke, & in the same chapter, he telleth in what m••ner and forme the same is done by the wordes of Christ, not by taking away the substaunce of the bread, but adding to the bread the grace of Christes body, and so calling it the bodye of Christ.
- 1Lib. 4. de sacramentis. cap. 4.
And hereof he bringeth four examples. The first of the regeneration of a man: the second is of the standing of the water of the red sea: the third is of the bitter water of Marath: and the fourth is of the iron that swam above the water. In every of the which examples, the former substance remained still, not withstanding alteration of the natures. And he concludeth the whole matter in these few words.
And hereof he bringeth foure examples. The first of the regeneration of a man: the second is of the standing of the water of the red sea: the third is of the bitter water of Marath: and the fourth is of the yron that swam aboue the water. In euery of the which examples, the former substaunce remayned still, not withstanding alteration of the natures. And he concludeth the whole matter in these few wordes.