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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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Now where the author to exclude the mystery of corporal manducation, bringeth forth §1of S. Augustine such words as entreat of the effect and operation of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament. The handling is not so sincere as this matter requireth. For as §3hereafter shall be entreated, that is not worthily and well done, may (because the principal intent faileth) be called not done, and so S. Augustine saith: Let him not think to eat the body of Christ, that dwelleth not in Christ, not because the body of Christ is not §2received, which by S. Augustine's mind, evil men do to their condemnation, but because the effect of life faileth. And so the Author by sleight, to exclude the corporal man ducation of Christs most precious body, uttereth such words, as might sound Christ to have taught the dwelling in Christ to be an eating: which dwelling may be without this corporal manducation in him that cannot attain the use of it, and dwelling in Christ is §4an effect of the worthy manducation, and not the manducation it self which Christ doth order to be practised in the most precious Sacrament institute in his supper. Here thou §5Reader mayst see how this doctrine of Christ (as I have declared it) openeth the corporal manducation of his most holy flesh, and drinking of his most precious blood, which he gave in his supper under the forms of bread and wine.
Now where the author to exclude the mistery of corporall manducatiō, bringeth forth §1