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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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THE CONFUTATION OF THE FIFTH BOOK.
THE CONFVTATION OF THE FIFTE BOOKE.
AS touching the fifth book, the title whereof is of the oblation and sacrifice of our Saviour Christ, somewhat is by me spoken before, which although it be sufficient to the matter, yet some what more must also be now said, wherewith to encounter the authors imaginations and surmises with the wrong construing of the Scriptures and authors, to wrest them besides the truth of the matter and their meaning.
AS touchyng the fift booke, the title wherof is of the oblatiō and sacrifice of our Sauiour Christ, somewhat is by me spoken before, which although it be sufficient to the matter, yet some what more must also be now sayd, wherewith to encounter the authours imaginations and surmises with the wrong construyng of the Scriptures and authours, to wreast them besides the truth of the matter and their meanyng.
This is agreed and by the Scriptures plainly taught,1 that the oblation and sacrifice of our Saviour Christ was, and is a perfect work once consummate in perfection with out necessity of reiteration, as it was never taught to be reiterate, but a mere blasphemy ⟨p. 370⟩to presuppose it. It is also in the Catholic teaching, grounded upon the Scripture, agreed, that the same sacrifice ones consummate, was ordained by Christs institution in his most holy Supper to be in the Church often remembered and showed forth in such sort of showing, as to the faithful is seen present the most precious body and blood of our Saviour Christ, under the forms of bread and wine, which body and blood the