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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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When Christ said (This is my body) the truth of the literal sense hath an absurdity in carnal reason, pag. 138. lin. 19.
When Christ sayd (This is my body) the truth of the litterall sence hath an absurditie in carnall reason, pag. 138. lin. 19.
What can be more evidently spoken of the presence of Christs natural body and blood in the most blessed Sacrament of the altar, than is in these words, This is my body, in the devils Sophistry. fol. 5.
What can be more euidently spoken of the presence of Christes naturall body and bloud in the most blessed Sacrament of the aultar, than is in these wordes, This is my body, in the deuils Sophistry. fol. 5.
Where the body of Christ is, there is whole Christ, God and man. And when we speak of Christs body, we must understand a true body which hath both form and quantity, pag. 71. lin. 47. And he is present in the Sacrament as he is in heaven, pag. 141. lin. 6. &c.
Where the body of Christ is, there is whole Christ, God and man. And when we speake of Christes body, we must vnderstand a true body which hath both forme and quātitie, pag. 71. lin. 47. And he is present in the Sacrament as he is in heauen, pag. 141. lin. 6. &c.