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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 where you say that calling bread the body of Christ, is making it §9in deed the body of Christ, as Christ was called Jesus, because he is the saviour of all men in deed here it appeareth, that you consider not the nature of a sacrament. For when sacraments be named or called by the names of the things which they signify, yet they be not the same things indeed, but be so called (as S. Augustine saith) because they have some similitude or likeness to the things which they be called. But Christ was called Jesus our Saviour, as the very true Saviour in deed, not as a sacrament or figure of salvation, as the bread is the sacrament of Christs flesh, and wine the sacrament of his blood, by which names they be called, and yet be not the very things in deed. Thus have I answered to the chief authors, which you allege for Transubstantiation, making ⟨p. 338⟩your own authors not only to overthrow your building, but to dig up your foundation clean from the bottom, and nothing is left yon, but arrogancy of mind, and boasting of words (as men say that you still fancy with your self, and brag that you be bishop of Winchester) even as a captain that glorieth in his folly, when he hath lost his castle with ordinance and all that he had.
1And where you say that calling bread the body of Christ, is making it §9in deed the body of Christ, as Christ was called Iesus, bicause he is the sauiour of all men in deed here it appeareth, that you consider not the nature of a sacrament. For when sacraments be named or called by the names of the thinges which they signifie, yet they be not the same thinges indeed, but be so called (as S. Augustine sayth) bicause they haue some similitude or likenes to the thinges which they be called. But Christ was called Iesus our Sauiour, as the very true Sauiour in deed, not as a sacrament or figure of saluation, as the bread is the sacrament of Christes flesh, and wine the sacrament of his bloud, by which names they be called, and yet be not the very thinges in deed. Thus haue I answered to the chiefe authors, which you alleadge for Transubstantiation, making ⟨p. 338⟩