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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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And the sacrifice that Malachi speaketh of,1 is the sacrifice laud and thanks, which all devout Christian people give unto God, whether it be in the Lords Supper, in their private Prayers, or in any work they do at any time or place to the glory of God, all which Sacrifices, not of the Priests only, but of all faithful people, be accepted of God through the sacrifice of Christ, by whose blood, all their filthy and unpurenes is clean sponged away.
And the sacrifice that Malachie speaketh of,1 is the sacrifice laud and thankes, which all deuoute Christian people geue vnto God, whether it be in the Lordes Supper, in their priuate Prayers, or in any worke they do at any tyme or place to the glory of God, all which Sacrifices, not of the Priestes onely, but of all faythfull people, be accepted of God through the sacrifice of Christ, by whose bloud, all their filthy and vnpurenes is cleane sponged away.
- 1Mala. 1.
But in this last book,1 it seemeth you were so astonied and amazed, that you were at your wits end, & wist not where to become. For now the Priest maketh a Sacrifice propitiatory, now he doth not: now he giveth life, now he giveth none: now is Christ the full Saviour and satisfaction, now the Priest hath half part with him: now the Priest doth all. And thus you are so inconstant in your self, as one that had been nettled, and could rest in no place, or rather as one that had received such a stroke upon his head, that he staggered with all, and reeled here and there, and could not tell where to become.
But in this last booke,