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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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1Wherefore as here before in the first note is declared the hunger & drought of the soul,2 so is it now secondly to be noted, what is the meat, drink and food of the soul.
1Wherfore as here before in the first note is declared the hunger & drought of the soule,2 so is it nowe secondly to be noted, what is the meate, drinke and foode of the soule.
The meat, drink, food and refreshing of the soul, is our Saviour Christ,1 as he said himself: Come unto me all you that travail and be laden, and I will refresh you. And, If any man be dry (saith he) let him come to me and drink. He that believeth in me,2 floods of water of life shall flow out of his belly. And, I am the bread of life (saith Christ,) he that cometh to me, shall not be hungry: and he that believeth in me, shall never be dry. For as meat and drink do comfort the hungry body, so doth the death of Christs body and the shedding of his blood comfort the soul, when she is after her sort, hungry. What thing is it that comforteth and nourisheth the body. Forsooth meat and drink. By what names then shall we call the body and blood of our saviour Christ (which do comfort and nourish the hungry soul) but by the names of meat and drink? And this similitude caused our Saviour