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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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Thine eyes say, there is but bread and wine: Thy taste saith the same. Thy feeling and smelling agree fully with them. Hereunto is added the carnal mans understanding, which because it taketh the beginning of the senses proceedeth in reasoning sensually in the devils sophistry. fol. 6. The Church hath not forborne to preach the truth, to the confusion of mans senses and understanding. fol. 15.
Thine eyes say, there is but bread and wyne: Thy tast sayth the same. Thy feelyng and smellyng agree fully with them. Hereunto is added the carnall mans vnderstandyng, which bycause it taketh the begynning of the senses proceedeth in reasonyng sensually in the deuils sophistry. fol. 6. The Church hath not forborne to preache the truth, to the confusion of mans senses and vnderstandyng. fol. 15.
It is called bread because of the outward visible matter, pag.
It is called bread bycause of the outward visible matter, pag.
When it is called bread, it is meant Christ the spiritual bread, pag. 284. lin. 25.
When it is called bread, it is meant Christ the spirituall bread, pag. 284. lin. 25.