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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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And although that Council say, that Christ is situate in that table, yet §3it saith not that he is really and corporally in the bread and wine. For them that council would not have forbid us to direct our minds to the bread and cup, if they had believed that Christ had been really there. But forasmuch as the council commandeth, that we shall not direct our minds downward to the bread and cup, but lift them up to Christ by faith, they give us to understand by those words, that Christ is really and corporally ascended up into heaven, unto which place we must lift up our minds, and reach him there by our faith, and not look down to find him in the bread. And yet he is in the bread sacramentally, as the same counsel saith, that the holy ghost is in the water of baptism. And as Christ is in his supper present to feed us, so is he in baptism present to clothe and apparel us with his own self, as the same council declareth, whose words be these: He that is baptised, goeth down into the water, being subject to sin, and held in the bands of corruption, but he riseth up free from bondage and sin, being made by the grace of God his son and heir, and coinheritor with Christ, and apparelled with Christ himself as it is written: As many of you as be baptised unto Christ, you have put Christ upon you. These words of the council I rehearse only in english,1 because I will not let nor ⟨p. 383⟩encumber the reader with the greek or latin (as you do) which is nothing else but to rehearse one thing thrice, without need or profit. If I had list, I could have rehearsed all the greek authors in greek, and the latin writers in latin, but unto english men (unto whom only I write) it were a vain labour or glory, without fruit or profit, or any other cause, except I intended to make my book long for gain of the printer, rather then for profit to the reader.
And although that Counsell say, that Christ is situate in that table, yet §3it sayth not that he is really and corporally in the bread and wine. For thē that counsell would not haue forbid vs to direct our mindes to the breade and cup, if they had beleued that Christ had bene really there. But forasmuch as the counsell commaundeth, that we shall not direct our mindes downeward to the bread and cup, but lift them vp to Christ by fayth, they geue vs to vnderstand by those wordes, that Christ is really and corporally ascended vp into heauen, vnto which place we must lift vp our mindes, and reach him there by our fayth, and not looke downe to find him in the bread. And yet he is in the bread sacramentally, as the same counsel sayth, that the holy ghost is in the water of baptisme. And as Christ is in his supper present to feed vs, so is he in baptisme present to clothe and apparell vs with his owne selfe, as the same counsell declareth, whose words be these: He that is baptised, goeth downe into the water, being subiect to sinne, and held in the bands of corruption, but he riseth vp free from bōdage and sinne, being made by the grace of God his sonne and heir, and coinheritor with Christ, and apparelled with Christ himself as it is written: As many of you as be baptised vnto Christ, you haue put Christ vpon you. These wordes of the counsell I reherse onely in english,