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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 here I require D. Smith (as proctor for the Papists) either to bring forth some ancient council or doctor, that saith as he saith, that Christs own natural body is eaten corporally with our mouths (understanding the very body in deed, and not the signs of the body as Chrysostom doth or else let him confess that my saying is true, and recant his false doctrine the third time, as he hath done twice already.
And here I require D. Smith (as proctor for the Papists) eyther to bring forth some auncient councell or doctor, that sayth as he sayth, that Christs own naturall body is eaten corporally with our mouthes (vnderstanding the very body in deed, and not the signes of the body as Chrisostome doth or els let him confesse that my saying is true, and recant his false doctrine the third tyme, as he hath done twise already.
Than forth goeth this Papist with his preface, and saith,1 that these words (This is my body that shall be given to death for you) no man can truly understand of bread. And his proof thereof is this, because that ⟨p. 398⟩bread was not crucified for us.2 First here he maketh a lye of Christ. For Christ said not (as this papist allegeth.) This is my body, which shall be given to death for you, but only he saith: This is my body which is given for you, which words some understand not of the giving of the body of Christ to death, but of the breaking and giving of bread to his apostles as S. Paul said:3 The bread which we break. &c.
THan forth goeth this Papist with his preface, and sayth,1