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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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Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye eat the flesh of the son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is very meat, and my blood is 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.
Verely, verely, I say vnto you, except ye eate the fleshe of the sonne of man and drink his bloud, you haue no life in you. who so eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud, hath eternall life, and I wil rayse him vp at the last day. For my flesh is very meate, and my bloud is very drinke. Hee that eateth my fleshe, and drinketh my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him. As the liuing 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.
Here have I rehearsed the words of Christ faithfully and fully, so much §1as pertaineth to the eating of Christs flesh, and drinking of his blood. And I have begun neither to high nor to low, but taking only so much as served for the matter.
Here haue I rehearsed the wordes of Christ faithfully and fully, so much §1as pertayneth to the eating of Christes flesh, and drinking of his bloud. And I haue begun neither to high nor to low, but taking only so much as serued for the matter.