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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 to begin with your first mark, Irenee in deed proved the resurrection §2of our bodies unto eternal life, because our bodies be nourished with the everlasting food of Christs body. And therefore as that food is everlasting, so it being joined unto his eternal deity, giveth to our bodies everlasting life. And if the being of Christs body in any creature should give the same life, then it might peradventure be thought of some fools, that if it were in the bread, it should give life to the bread. But neither reason, learning nor faith beareth, that Christs body being only in bread, should give life unto a man. So that if it were an Article of our faith, to believe that Christ is present in the forms of bread and wine, it were an unprofitable Article, seeing that his being in the bread, should profit no man.
1And to begyn with your first marke, Irenee in deede proued the resurrection §2of our bodyes vnto eternall lyfe, bycause our bodyes be nourished with the euerlastyng foode of Christes body. And therfore as that foode is euerlastyng, so it beyng ioyned vnto his eternall deitie, giueth to our bodies euerlastyng lyfe. And if the beyng of Christes body in any creature should geue the same lyfe, then it might peraduenture be thought of some fooles, that if it were in the bread, it should giue life to the bread. But neither reason, learnyng nor fayth beareth, that Christes body beyng onely in bread, should gyue life vnto a man. So yt if it were an Article of our faith, to beleue that Christ is present in the formes of bread and wine, it were an vnprofitable Article, seyng that his being in ye bread, should profit no man.
- 1Irenaeus.