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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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The second thing which may be learned of the foresaid words of Christ and S. Paul is this:1 that although none eateth the body of Christ and drinketh his blood, but they have eternal life (as appeareth by the words before recited of S. John) yet both the good and the bad do eat and drink the bread and wine, which be the Sacraments of the same.2 But beside the Sacraments, the good eat everlasting life, the evil everlasting death. Therefore S. Paul saith: Who soever shall eat of the bread, or drink of the cup of the Lord unworthily, he shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Here S. paul saith not, that he that eateth the bread,3 or drinketh the cup of the Lord unworthily, eateth & drinketh the body & blood of the Lord: but is guilty of the body & blood of the Lord. But what he eateth & drinketh S. Paul declareth saying: he that eateth & drinketh unworthily, eateth & drinketh his own dam nation: thus is declared the sum of all that scripture speaketh of the eating & drinking, both of the body & blood of Christ, & also of the sacrament of the same.
The second thing which may be learned of the forsaid wordes of Christe and S. Paule is this:1 that although none eateth the body of Christ and drinketh hys bloud, but they haue eternall life (as apereth by the wordes before recited of S. Iohn) yet both the good and the bad doe eate and drynke the bread and wine, which be the Sacramentes of the same.2 But beside the Sacramentes, the good eate euerlasting life, the euill euerlasting death. Therfore S. Paule sayth: Who soeuer shall eate of the bread, or drinke of the cup of the Lord vnworthely, he shalbe gilty of the body and bloud of the Lord. Here S. paul saith not, that he that eateth the bread,3 or drinketh the cup of the Lord vn worthely, eateth & drinketh the body & bloud of the Lord: but is gilty of the body & bloud of the Lord. But what he eateth & drynketh S. Paul declareth saying: he that eateth & drinketh vnworthely, eateth & drinketh his own dā natiō: thus is declared the sum of al that scripture speketh of the eating & drinking, both of the body & bloud of Christ, & also of the sacramēt of the same.