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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 after this exclamation, this papist returneth to the matter, saying:1 Tell me, why may not Christs body be as well in the sacrament & in heaven both at once, as that his body was in one proper place, with the body of the stone, that lay still upon his grave, when he rose from death to life? & as his body was in one proper place at once with the body of the door or gate, when the same being shut, he entered into the house where the Apostles were?
BUt after this exclamation, this papist returneth to the matter, saying:1 Tell me, why may not Christes body be as well in the sacrament & in heauē both at once, as that his body was in one proper place, with ye bodye of the stone, that lay still vpō his graue, whē he rose from death to life? & as his body was in one proper place at once with ye body of the doore or gate, whē the same being shut, he entred into the house where ye Apostles were?
- 1The Argument of the door and Sepulchre.The Argumēt of the doore and Sepulchre.
Make you these two things all one, M. Smith, divers bodies to be in one place, and one body to be in divers places? If Christs body had been in one place with the substance of the stone or door, and at the same time, then you might well have proved thereby, that his body may as well be in one place, with the substance of bread & wine. But what availeth this to prove, that his body may be in divers places at one time? which is nothing like to the other, but rather clean contrary. Marry when Christ arose out of the sepulchre, or came into the house when the doors were shut, if you can prove that at the same time he was in heaven, then were that to some purpose, to prove that this dodye may be corporally in heaven and earth both at one time.