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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 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.
And if you will have none other giving of Christ for us, but at his supper (as your reason pretendeth or else it is utterly naught) then surely Christ is much bound unto you, that have delivered him from all his mocking, whipping, scourging, crucifying, and all other pains of death which he suffered for us upon the cross, and bring to pass that he was given only at his supper without blood or pain, for the life of the world. But then is all the world little beholding unto you, that by delivering of Christ from death, will suffer all the world to remain in death, which can have no life, but by his death.
And if you will haue none other giuing of Christ for vs, but at his supper (as your reason pretendeth or els it is vtterly naught) then surely Christ is much bound vnto you, that haue deliuered him from all his mocking, whipping, scourging, crucifying, and all other paynes of death which he suffered for vs vpon the crosse, and bring to passe that he was giuen onely at his supper without bloud or payne, for the life of the world. But then is all the world litle beholding vnto you, that by deliuering of Christ from death, will suffer all the world to remayne in death, which can haue no life, but by his death.