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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To eat Christs body carnally may have a good signification. pag. 113. lin. 4.
To eate Christes body carnally may haue a good signification. pag. 113. lin. 4.
Origene doth not mean to destroy the truth of the letter in these words of Christ. Except you eat the flesh of the son of man. &c. pag. 114. lin. 40.
Origene doth not meane to destroy the truth of the letter in these words of Christ. Except you eate the flesh of the sonne of man. &c. pag. 114. lin. 40.
S. Augustin taketh the same for a figurative speech because it seemeth to command in the letter carnally understanded an heinous and wicked thing to eat the flesh of a man. pag. 116. lin. 40.
S. Augustin taketh the same for a figuratiue speache bycause it seemeth to commaunde in the letter carnally vnderstanded an haynous and wicked thyng to eate the flesh of a man. pag. 116. lin. 40.
The said words of Christ. Except you eat &c. is to the unfaithful a figure, but to the faithful they be no figure, but spirit and life. Ibidem. lin. 48.