A19563:2105
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 where the author saith the old fathers calling the supper of our Lord a sacrifice, meant a Sacrifice of laud and thanksgiving. Hippinus of Hamburg no Papist, in his §1book dedicate to the kings Majesty that now is, faith otherwise and noteth how the old fathers called it a Sacrifice propitiatory, for the very presence of Christs most precious body there (thus saith he) which presence all Christen men must say, requireth on our part lauds and thanksgiving, which may be and is called in Scripture by the name of Sacrifice, but that Sacrifice of our lauds and thanks, cannot be a Sacrifice giving life,1 as it is noted by Cyril the sacrifice of the church to do, when he saith it is (vinificum)§2 which can be only said of the very body and blood of Christ. Nor our sacrifice of lauds and thanksgiving cannot be said, a pure and clean Sacrifice whereby to fulfil the prophecy §3of Malachi, and therefore the same prophecy was in the beginning of the Church understanded to be spoken of the daily offering of the body and blood of Christ for the memory of Christs death, according to Christs ordinance in his supper, as may at more length be opened and declared. Thinking to the effect of this book sufficient to have encountered the chief points of the authors doctrine with such contradiction to them as the Catholic doctrine doth of necessity require, the more particular confutation of that is untrue on the adversary part, and confirmation of that is true in the Catholic doctrine, requiring more time and leisure then I have now, and therefore offering my self ready by mouth or writing to say further in this matter as shall be required. I shall here end for this time, with prayer to almighty God, to grant his truth, to be acknowledged and confessed, and uniformly to be preached and believed of all, so as all contention for understanding of religion avoided which hindereth Charity, we may give such light abroad as men may see our good works and glorify our father who is in heaven with the son and holy ghost in one unity of godhead reigning without end.