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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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Your fourth mark also of adoration proveth no more that Christ is present §1in the Lords Supper, then that he is present in Baptism. For no less is Christ to be honoured of him that is Baptised,1 than of him that receiveth the holy Communion. And no less ought he that is Baptised to believe, that in Baptism he doth presently in deed and in truth put Christ upon him, and apparel him with Christ, then he that receiveth the holy Communion ought to believe, that he doth presently feed upon Christ, eating his flesh and drinking his blood: which thing the Scripture doth ⟨p. 381⟩plainly declare, and the old authors in many places do teach. And moreover the form of Baptism doth so manifestly declare Christ to be honoured, that it commandeth the Devil therein to honour him by these words: Da honorem Deo: Da gloriam Jesu Christo. With many other words declaring Christ to be honoured in Baptism. And although our Saviour Christ is specially to be adored and honoured, when he by his holy word and Sacraments doth assure us of his present grace & benefits, yet not only then, but alway in all our acts and deeds, we should lift up our hearts to heaven, and there glorify Christ with his celestial father and coeternal spirit. So untrue it is, that you say, that adoration can not be done to Christ, but if he be really present. The Papists teach us to have in honour and reverence the forms and accidents of bread and wine (if they be vomited up) after the body and blood of Christ be gone away, and say, that they must be had in great reverence, because the body and blood of Christ had been there. And not only the forms of bread and wine (say they) must be kept with great reverence, but also the ashes of them (for they command them to be burned into ashes) must be kept with like reverence. And shall you than forbid any man to worship Christ him self, when he doth spiritually and effectually eat his very flesh and drink his very blood, when you will have such honour and reverence done to the ashes, which come not of the body and blood of Christ, but only (as you teach) of the accidents of bread and wine?