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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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Where the Author citing S. Paul Englisheth him thus, that Christs Priesthood can not pass from him to an other. These words thus framed be not the simple and sincere expression of the truth of the text. Which saith, that Christ hath a perpetual Priesthood, and the Greek hath a word ([Greek or Hebrew]) which the Greek Schools express and expound by the word ([Greek or Hebrew]) signifying the Priesthood of Christ endeth not in him to go to an other by succession as in the tribe of Levi, where was among mortal men succession in the office of Priesthood, but Christ liveth ever, and therefore is a perpetual everlasting Priest, by whose authority Priesthood is now in this visible Church as S. Paul ordered to Timothy and Tite, and other places also confirm, which Priests visible Ministers to our invisible Priest offer the daily Sacrifice in Christs Church,1 that is to say, with the very presence by Gods omnipotency wrought of the most precious ⟨p. 390⟩body and blood of our Saviour Christ, showing forth Christs death, and celebrating the memory of his Supper and death according to Christs institution, so with daily oblation and sacrifice of the self same Sacrifice, to kindle in us a thankful remembrance §2of all Christs benefits unto us.
Where the Authour cityng S. Paul Englisheth him thus, that Christes Priesthode can not passe from him to an other. These wordes thus framed be not the simple and sincere expression of the truth of the text. Whiche sayth, that Christ hath a perpetuall Priesthode, and the Gréeke hath a word () which the Gréek Schooles expresse and expounde by the word () signifiyng the Priesthode of Christ endeth not in him to go to an other by succession as in the tribe of Leui, wher was amōg mortal men succession in the office of Priesthode, but Christ liueth euer, and therfore is a perpetuall euerlastyng Priest, by whose authoritie Priesthode is now in this visible Church as S. Paule ordered to Timothe and Tite, and other places also confirme, which Priestes visible Ministers to our inuisible Priest offer the dayly Sacrifice in Christes Churche,