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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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Where you speak of the miraculous working of Christ,1 to make bread his body, you must first learn that the bread is not made really Christs body, nor the wine his blood, but sacramentally: And the miraculous working is not in the bread, but in them that duly eat the bread, and drink that drink. For the marvellous work of God is in the feeding, and it is Christen people that be fed, and not the bread.
Where you speake of the miraculous workinge of Christ,1 to make bread his body, you must first learne that the bread is not made really Christes body, nor the wine his bloud, but sacramētally: And the miraculous working is not in the bread, but in them that duely eate the bread, and drink yt drink. For the marueylous worke of God is in the feeding, and it is Christen people that be fed, and not the bread.
- 1Gods miraculous works in the SacramentGods miraculous workes in the Sacrament
And so the true confession and belief of the universal Church, from the ⟨p. 30⟩beginning, is not such as you many times affirm,1 but never can prove: for the Catholic church acknowledgeth no such division between Christs §3holy flesh and his spirit, that life is renewed in us by his holy spirit, and increased by his holy flesh, but the true faith confesseth that both be done by his holy spirit and flesh jointly together, as well the renovation, as the increase of our life. Wherefore you diminish here the effect of baptism, wherein is not given only Christs spirit, but whole Christ. And herein I will join an issue with you.