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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 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.2 And you shall find, that although you think I lack law where with to follow my plea, yet I doubt not but I shall have help of Gods word enough, to make all men perceive that you be but a simple divine, so that for lack of your proofs, I doubt not but the sentence shall be given upon my side by all learned and indifferent judges that understand the matter which is in controversy between us.
And so the true confession and beleefe of the vniuersall Church, from the ⟨p. 30⟩beginning, is not such as you many times affirme,1 but neuer can proue: for the Catholicke church acknowledgeth no such diuision betweene Christes §3holy flesh and his spirite, that life is renued in vs by his holy spirite, and increased by his holy flesh, but the true fayth confesseth that both be done by his holy spirite and flesh iointly together, as well the renouation, as the increace of our life. Wherfore you diminish here the effect of baptisme, wherin is not geuen only Christes spirite, but wholl Christ. And herein I will ioyne an issue with you.2 And you shall finde, that although you thinke I lacke law where with to follow my plea, yet I doubt not but I shall haue helpe of Gods word inough, to make al men perceiue that you be but a simple diuine, so that for lacke of your proofes, I doubt not but the sentence shall be geuen vpon my side by all learned and indifferent iudges that vnderstand the matter which is in controuersy betweene vs.