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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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An other untruth also followeth incontinently, that when Christ said: The bread which I will give you,1 is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.2 In these words (say you) Christ maketh mention of two gifts But what be those two gifts I pray you? And by what words is the diversity of those two gifts expressed? If the giving (as Smith saith) be giving to death, then those two gifts declare that Christ dyed for us twice. And if one of Christs gifts have livery and seisin, why hath not the other likewise? And when was then that livery and seisin given? And if eating of Christ be believing (as you said even now) then livery and seisin is given when we first believe, whether it be in baptism, or at any other time.
An other vntruth also followeth incontinently, that when Christ sayd: The bread which I will geue you,1 is my flesh, which I will geue for the life of the world.2 In these wordes (say you) Christ maketh mention of two gifts But what be those two giftes I pray you? And by what wordes is the diuersitie of those two giftes expressed? If the geuing (as Smith sayth) be geuing to death, then those two giftes declare that Christ dyed for vs twise. And if one of Christes giftes haue liuery and seisyn, why hath not the other likewise? And when was then that liuery and seisyn geuen? And if eating of Christ be beleeuing (as you sayd euen now) then liuerey and seisyn is geuen when we first beleeue, whether it be in baptisme, or at any other time.