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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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Whereto I answer by his own reason. Can this his promise be verified of sacramental bread? was that given upon the cross for the life of ⟨p. 400⟩the world? I marvel here not a little of M. Smiths either dullness or maliciousness, that cannot or will not see, that Christ in this chap. of S. John spake not of Sacramental bread, but of heavenly bread: nor of his flesh only, but also of his blood and of his godhead, calling them heavenly bread that giveth everlasting life. So that he spake of him self wholly, saying: I am the bread of life. He that cometh to me, shall not hunger: and he that believeth in me, shall not thirst for ever. And neither spake he of common bread, nor yet of sacramental bread. For neither of them was given upon the cross for the life of the world.
Wherto I answer by his owne reason. Can this his promise be verified of sacramentall bread? was that geuen vpon the crosse for the life of ⟨p. 400⟩the world? I meruayle here not a little of M. Smithes eyther dulnes or maliciousnes, that cannot or will not see, that Christ in this chap. of S. Ihon spake not of Sacramentall bread, but of heauenly bread: nor of his flesh onely, but also of his bloud and of his godhead, calling them heauenly bread that giueth euerlasting life. So that he spake of him selfe wholy, saying: I am the bread of life. He that cōmeth to me, shall not hunger: and he that beleueth in me, shall not thirst for euer. And neyther spake he of common bread, nor yet of sacramentall bread. For neyther of them was giuen vpon the crosse for the life of the world.
And there can be nothing more manifest then that in this vi. chap. of John Christ spake not of the sacrament of his flesh, but of his very flesh. And that aswell for that the sacrament was not then instituted, as also that Christ said not in the future tense the bread which I will give, shall be my flesh, but in the present tense, the bread which I will give, is my flesh, which sacramental bread was neither then his flesh, nor was then instituted for a Sacrament, nor was after given to death for the life of the world.