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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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Their Sacraments were figures of the things, but ours contain the very things. ibid. lin. 27.
Their Sacramentes were figures of the thynges, but ours contayne the very thynges. ibid. lin. 27.
Albeit in a sense to the learned men it may be verified that the Fathers did eat the body of Christ and drink his blood, yet there is no such form of words in scripture: And it is more agreeable to the simplicity of scripture to say, the Fathers before Christs Nativity did not eat the body and drink the blood of Christ. pag. 78. lin. 28.
Albeit in a sence to the learned men it may be verified that the Fathers did eate the body of Christ and drinke his bloud, yet there is no such forme of wordes in scripture: And it is more agreable to the simplicitie of scripture to say, the Fathers before Christes Natiuitie did not eate the body and drinke the bloud of Christ. pag. 78. lin. 28.
And although S. Paul in the truth to the Corinthians be so understanded of some, that the Fathers should eat and drink the spiritual meat, and drink that we do, yet to that understanding all do not agree. Ibidem. lin. 34. &c.
And although S. Paule in the truth to the Corinthes be so vnderstanded of some, that the Fathers should eate and drinke the spirituall meate, and drinke that we doe, yet to that vnderstandyng all doe not agree. Ibidem. lin. 34. &c.