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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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After you wilful wrangling without any cause at the last of your own swing you come to the truth (purely and sincerely professing and setting forth the same) except in few words here and there cast in, as it were cockle among clean corn. The offering on the cross (say you) was §1and is propitiatory and satisfactory for our redemption and remission of sin, the effect whereof is given and dispensed in the sacrament of baptism once likewise ministered and never to be iterate, but the catholic doctrine teacheth not that the daily sacrifice is an iteration of the once perfected sacrifice §2on the cross, but a representation thereof, showing it before the faith full eyes, and refreshing our memory therewith, so that we may see with the eye of faith the very body and blood of Christ, by gods mighty power exhibit unto us, the same body and blood that suffered and was shed for us, This is a godly and catholic doctrine, but of the cockle (which you cast in by the way) of distinction without division, I cannot tell what you mean, except you speak out your dreams more plainly. And that it is §3the same body in substance, that is daily (as it were) offered by remembrance,§4 ⟨p. 387⟩which was once offered in the Cross for sin, we learn not so plainly by these words, This is my body, Hoc. est corpus meum, 1