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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 when this true believing man cometh to the Lords Supper, & (according to Christs commandment) receiveth the bread broken, in remembrance that Christs body was broken for him upon the cross, and drinketh the wine in remembrance of the effusion of Christs blood for his sins, and unfeignedly believeth the same, to him the words of our Saviour Christ be effectuous and operatory.1 Take, eat, this is my body, which is given for thee: And drink of this, for this is my blood which is shed for thee, to the remission of thy sins. And as S. Paul saith, the bread unto him is the communion of Christs body,2 and the wine the communion of his blood. For the effect of his godly eating (as you truly herein gather of S. Pauls words) is the communication of Christs body and blood, but to the faithful receiver, and not to the dumb creatures of bread and wine, under whose forms the catholic faith teacheth not the body and blood of Christ invisibly to be hidden. And as to the godly eater, (who duly esteemeth Christs body, and hath it in such price and estimation as he ought to have) the effect is the communication of Christs body: so to the wicked eater, the effect is damnation, and everlasting woe.
And when this true beleeuing man commeth to the Lordes Supper, & (according to Christes commaundement) receaueth the bread broaken, in remembrance that Christes body was broaken for him vpon the crosse, and drinketh the wine in remembrance of the effusion of Christes bloud for his sinnes, and vnfaynedly beleeueth the same, to him the words of our Sauyour Christ be effectuous and operatory.1 Take, eate, this is my body, which is geuen for thee: And drinke of this, for this is my bloud which is shed for thee, to the remission of thy sinnes. And as S. Paul saith, the bread vnto him is the communion of Christes body,2 and the wine the communiō of his bloud. For the effect of his godly eating (as you truely herein gather of S. Paules wordes) is the communication of Christes body and bloud, but to the faithfull receauer, and not to the dumme creatures of bread and wine, vnder whose formes the catholick faith teacheth not the body and bloud of Christ inuisibly to be hidden. And as to the godly eater, (who duely esteemeth Christes body, and hath it in such price and estimation as he ought to haue) the effect is the communication of Christes body: so to the wicked eater, the effect is damnation, and euerlasting woe.