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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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And therefore to answer you plainly, the fatty flesh that was given in Christs last Supper,1 was given also upon the cross, and is given daily in the ministration of the Sacrament. But although it be one thing, yet it was diversly given. For upon the cross, Christ was carnally given to suffer and to dye. At his last Supper he was spiritually given in a promise of his death: and in the Sacrament he is daily given in remembrance of his death. And yet it is all but one Christ that was promised to die, that died in deed, and whose death is remembered, that is to say, the very same Christ, the eternal word that was made flesh. And the same flesh was also given to be spiritually eaten, and was eaten in deed before his supper, yea and before his incarnation also. Of which eating, and not of Sacramental eating, he spake in the sixth of John. My flesh is very meat, and my blood is very drink:2 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
And therfore to answere you plainly, the fattie fleshe that was geuen in Christes last Supper,1 was geuen also vpon the crosse, and is geuen daylye in the ministration of the Sacrament. But although it be one thinge, yet it was diuerslye geuen. For vpon the crosse, Christ was carnally geuen to suffer and to dye. At his last Supper he was spiritually geuen in a promise of his death: and in the Sacrament he is daily geuen in remembraunce of his death. And yet it is all but one Christ that was promysed to die, that died in deede, and whose death is remembred, that is to say, the very same Christ, the eternall word that was made flesh. And the same flesh was also geuen to be spiritually eaten, and was eaten in deede before his supper, yea and before his incarnation also. Of which eating, and not of Sacramentall eating, he spake in the sixt of Iohn. My flesh is very meat, and my bloud is very drincke:2 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud, dwelleth in me, and I in him.
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