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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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It shall be now to purpose to consider the scriptures touching the matter of the Sacrament, which the author pretending to bring forth faithfully as the majesty thereof requireth: in the rehearsal of the words of Christ out of the gospel of S. John: he beginneth §1a little to low and passeth over that pertaineth to the matter, and therefore should have begun a little higher at this clause: and the bread which I shall give you is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strived between themselves, saying: How can this man give his flesh to be eaten? Jesus therefore said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man, & drink his blood ye have no life in you, who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, & I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is very meat, and my blood very drink. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me and I in him. As the living father hath sent me, and I live by the father: Even so, he that eateth me, shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat Manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall live for ever.
It shalbe now to purpose to consider the scriptures touching the matter of the Sacrament, which the author pretending to bring forth faithfully as the maiesty therof requireth: in the rehearsall of the wordes of Christ out of the gospel of S. Iohn: he beginneth §1a litle to low and passeth ouer that pertaineth to the matter, and therfore should haue begun a litle higher at this clause: and the bread which I shall geue you is my flesh, which I will geue for the life of the worlde. The Iewes therfore striued between themselues, saying: How can this man geue his flesh to be eaten? Iesus therfore sayd vnto thē. Uerely, verely, I say vnto you, except ye eat the flesh of the sonne of man, & drink his bloud ye haue no life in you, who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud, hath eternall life, & I will rayse him vp at the last day. For my flesh is very meat, and my bloud very drink. He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my bloud, dwelleth in me and I in him. As the lyuing father hath sent me, and I liue by the father: Euen so, he that eateth me, shall liue by me. This is the bread which came downe from heauen. Not as your fathers did eate Manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread, shall liue for euer.