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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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1An other is, that you cast the most precious body and blood of Christ,§3 the sacrifice Propitiatory for all the sins of the world, which of it self was not the sacrifice, but the thing whereof the sacrifice was made, and the death of him upon the Cross, was the true sacrifice propitiatory, that purchased the remission of sin, which sacrifice continued not long, nor was made never but once, where as his flesh and blood continued ever in substance from his incarnation, as well before the said sacrifice as ever sithens. And that sacrifice propitiatory made by him only upon the Cross, is of that effect to reconcile us to Gods favour, that by it be accepted all our sacrifices of lands and thanks giving.
1An other is, that you cast the most precious body and bloud of Christ,§3 the sacrifice Propitiatorie for all the sinnes of the world, which of it selfe was not the sacrifice, but the thyng whereof the sacrifice was made, and the death of him vpon the Crosse, was the true sacrifice propiciatorie, that purchased the remission of sinne, which sacrifice continued not long, nor was made neuer but once, where as his flesh and bloud continued euer in substaunce from his incarnation, as well before the sayd sacrifice as euer sithens. And that sacrifice propitiatorie made by him onely vpon the Crosse, is of that effect to reconcile vs to Gods fauour, that by it be accepted all our sacrifices of landes and thankes geuyng.
- 1The sacrifice propitiatory, not christs very body, but his death in that same body.The sacrifice propitiatory, not christes very body, but hys death in that same body.
Now before I join with you in your issue, I shall rehearse the words of my book, which when the indifferent Reader seeth, he shall be the more able to judge truly between us. My book containeth thus.