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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 catholic doctrine teacheth not the daily sacrifice of Christs most precious body §2and blood to be an iteration of the once perfected sacrifice on the cross, but a sacrifice that representeth that sacrifice, and showeth it also before the faithful eyes and refresheth the effectual memory of it, so as in the daily sacrifice without shedding of blood, we may see with the eye of faith the very body and blood of Christ by Gods mighty power,§3 without division distinctly exhibits, the same body and blood that suffered and was §4shed for us, which is a timely memorial to stir up our faith and to consider therein briefly the great charity of God towards us declared in Christ. The catholic doctrine teacheth the daily sacrifice to be in the same in essence that was offered on the cross once, assured §1thereof by Christs words when he said: This is my body that shall be betrayed for you. The offering on the cross was and is propitiatory and satisfactory for our redemption and remission of sin whereby to destroy the tyranny of sin, the effect whereof is given and dispensed in the sacrament of baptism, once likewise ministered and never to be iterate, no more then Christ can be crucified again and yet by virtue of the same offering §5such as fall be relieved in the sacrament of penance.
The catholicke doctrine teacheth not the daily sacrifice of Christes most precious body §2and bloud to be an iteration of the once perfited sacrifice on the crosse, but a sacrifice that representeth that sacrifice, and sheweth it also before the faythfull eyes and refresheth the effectuall memory of it, so as in the dayly sacrifice without shedding of bloud, we may sée with the eye of fayth the very body and bloud of Christ by Gods mighty power,