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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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For answer to Nicene council, it speaketh of a sacrifice of lauds and §1thanks giving (which is made by the Priest in the name of the whole church, and is the sacrifice as well of the people as of the priest) this sacrifice I say, the council of Nice speaketh of, but it speaketh not one word of the sacrifice propitiatory, which never none made but only Christ, nor he never made it any more then once, which was by his death, And where so ever Christ shall be hereafter in heaven or in earth, he shall never be sacrificed again, but the church continually in remembrance of that sacrifice, maketh a sacrifice of laud and praise, giving evermore thanks unto him, for that propitiatory sacrifice. And in the third chapter of my book here recited, the difference of these ii. sacrifices is plainly set out.
FOr aunswere to Nicene councell, it speaketh of a sacrifice of laudes and §1thankes giuing (which is made by the Priest in the name of the whole church, and is the sacrifice as well of the people as of the priest) this sacrifice I say, the counsell of Nice speaketh of, but it speaketh not one word of the sacrifice propitiatory, which neuer none made but onely Christ, nor he neuer made it any more then once, which was by his death, And where so euer Christ shal be herafter in heauē or in earth, he shal neuer be sacrificed agayne, but the church continually in remembraunce of that sacrifice, maketh a sacrifice of laud and prayse, geuing euermore thanks vnto him, for that propitiatory sacrifice. And in the third chapter of my booke here recited, the difference of these ii. sacrifices is playnely set out.
1And although Nicene council call Christ the lamb that taketh away §2the sins of the world, yet doth it not mean that by the sacrifice of the priest in the Mass, but by the sacrifice of himself upon the cross. But here (according to your accustomed manner) you alter some words of the council, and add also some of your own, For the council said not that the Lamb of God is sacrificed of the priests, not after the manner of other sacrifices: but that he is sacrificed not after the manner of a sacrifice.