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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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TO defend the Papistical error, that the daily offering of the Priest §1in the Mass is propitiatory, you extend the word Propitiation other wise then the Apostles do, speaking of that matter. I speak plainly (according to S. Paul and S. John) that only Christ is the propitiation for our sins by his death.1 You speak according to the Papists, that the Priests in their Masses make a sacrifice propitiatory. I call a sacrifice propitiatory (according to the Scripture) such a sacrifice as pacifieth Gods indignation against us, obtaineth mercy and forgiveness of all our sins, and is our ransom and redemption from everlasting damnation. And on the other side I call a sacrifice gratificatory of the sacrifice of the Church, such a sacrifice as doth not reconcile us to God, but is made of them that be reconciled to testify their duties, and to show them selves thankful unto him. And these sacrifices in Scripture be not called propitiatory, but sacrifices of Justice, of laud, praise and thanks giving. But you confound the words,2 and call one by an others name, calling that propitiatory which the Scripture calleth but of Justice, laud and thanking. And all is nothing else but to defend your propitiatory sacrifice of the Priests in their Masses, whereby they may remit sin, and redeem souls out of Purgatory.
TO defend the Papisticall errour, that the dayly offering of the Priest §1in the Masse is propitiatory, you extend the word Propitiation other wise then the Apostles do, speakyng of that matter. I speake playnly (accordyng to S. Paule and S. Iohn) that onely Christ is the propitiation for our sinnes by his death.1 You speake accordyng to the Papistes, that the Priestes in their Masses make a sacrifice propitiatory. I call a sacrifice propitiatory (accordyng to the Scripture) such a sacrifice as pacifieth Gods indignation agaynst vs, obteineth mercy and forgiuenes of all our sinnes, and is our raunsome and redemption from euerlastyng damnation. And on the other side I call a sacrifice gratificatory of the sacrifice of the Church, such a sacrifice as doth not reconcile vs to God, but is made of them that be reconciled to testifie their dueties, and to shewe them selues thankefull vnto him. And these sacrifices in Scripture be not called propitiatory, but sacrifices of Iustice, of laude, prayse and thankes geuyng. But you confounde the wordes,