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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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but his holy Supper was ordained for this purpose, that every man, eating and drinking thereof, should remember that Christ dyed for him, and so should exercise his faith, and comfort him self by the remembrance of Christs benefits, and so give unto Christ most hearty thanks, and give him self also clearly unto him. Wherefore the ordinance of Christ ought to be followed: the priest to minister the Sacrament to the people, and they to use it to their consolation. And in this eating, drinking and using of the Lords Supper, we make not of Christ a new sacrifice propitiatory for remission of sin. 1But the humble confession of all penitent hearts, their knowledgyng of Christs benefits, their thanks giving for the same, their faith and consolation in Christ, their humble submission and obedience to Gods will and commandments, is a sacrifice of laud and praise, accepted and allowed of God no less then the sacrifice of the priest. For almighty God without respect of person, accepteth the oblation and sacrifice of priest and lay person, of king and subject, of master and servant, of man and woman, of young and old, yea of English, French, Scot, Greek, Latin, Jew, and Gentile, of every man according to his faithful and obedient hart unto him, and that through the sacrifice propitiatory of Jesus Christ. 2And as for the saying or singing of the Mass by the priest, as it was in time passed used, it is neither a sacrifice propitiatory, nor yet a sacrifice of laud and praise, nor in any wise allowed before God, but abominable and detestable: and thereof may well be verified the saying of Christ: That thing which seemeth an high thing before men, is an abomination before God. They therefore which gather of the Doctors, that the Mass is a sacrifice for remission of sin, and that it is applied by the priest to them, for whom he saith or singeth: they which so gather of the Doctors, do to them most grievous injury and wrong, most falsely belying them. 3For these monstrous things were never seen nor known of the old and primitive Church, nor there was not then in one Church many Masses every day, but upon certain days there was a common Table of the Lords Supper, where a number of people did together receive the body and blood of the Lord: