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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 where you say, that in the sacrament, in every part both in the heavenly §7& earthly part, is an whole & perfect truth. Now is perfect truth in the earthly part of the sacrament, if there be no bread there at all, but the colour and accidents of bread? For if there be none other truth in the heavenly part of the sacrament, then is not Christ there at all, but only his qualities and accidents.
And where you say, that in the sacrament, in euery part both in the heauenly §7& earthly part, is an whole & perfect truth. Now is perfect truth in the earthly part of the sacrament, if there be no bread there at all, but the color and accidents of bread? For if there be none other truth in the heauē ly part of the sacrament, then is not Christ there at all, but onely his qualities and accidentes.
And as concerning your unjust gathering of mine own words upon §8S. Augustine, I have answered thereunto in the same place.
And as concerning your vniust gathering of mine owne wordes vpon §8S. Augustine, I haue aunswered thereunto in the same place.
And where you have set out the answer of the carnal and spiritual §9man, after your own imagination, you have so well devised the matter, that you have made ii. extremities without any mean. For the true faithful man would answer, not as you have devised, but he would say (according to the old catholic faith and teaching of the Apostles, Evangelists, Martyrs and confessors of Christs Church) that in the Sacrament or true ministration thereof be two parts, the earthly and the heavenly. The earthly is the bread and wine, the other is Christ himself: The earthly is without us, the heavenly is within us: The earthly is eaten with our mouths, and carnally feedeth our bodies, the heavenly is eaten with our inward man, and spiritually feedeth the same: The earthly feedeth us but for a time, the heavenly feedeth us for ever. Thus would the true faithful man answer, without leaning unto any extremity, either to deny the bread or inclosing Christ really in the accidences of bread, but professing & believing Christ really and corporally to be ascended into heaven, and yet spiritually to dwell in his faithful people, and they in him unto the worlds end. This is the true catholic faith of Christ, taught from the first beginning, and never corrupted but by Antichrist and his ministers.