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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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But here M. Smith asketh a question of the time, saying thus: When gave Christ that bread which was his very flesh that he gave for us to death, if he did it not at his last supper, when he said: This is my body, that shall be given for you.
But here M. Smith asketh a question of the tyme, saying thus: When gaue Christ that bread which was his very flesh that he gaue for vs to death, if he did it not at his last supper, when he sayd: This is my body, that shalbe giuen for you.
I answer (according to Cyril's mind upon the same place) that Christ alone suffered for us all, and by his wounds were we healed, he bearing our sins in his body upon a tree, and being crucified for us, that by his death we might live.
I answer (according to Cirils mynd vpon the same place) that Christ alone suffered for vs all, and by his woundes were we healed, he bearing our sinnes in his body vpon a tree, and being crucified for vs, that by his death we might liue.
But what need I, M. Smith, to labour in answering to your question of the time, when your question in it self containeth the answer, & appointeth the time of Christ giving himself for the life of the world, when you say, that he gave himself for us to death, which (as you confess scant three lines before) was not at his supper, but upon the cross.
But what need I, M. Smith, to labor in answering to your question of the tyme, when your question in it selfe contayneth the aunswere, & appoynteth the tyme of Christ giuing himselfe for the life of the world, when you say, that he gaue himselfe for vs to death, which (as you confes skant three lines before) was not at his supper, but vpon the crosse.