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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And this S. Paul confessed him self: saying: That I have life, I have it by faith in the Son of God. And now it is not I that live,1 but Christ liveth in me.
And this S. Paul confessed him selfe: saying: That I haue life, I haue it by faith in the Sonne of God. And now it is not I that liue,1 but Christ liueth in me.
- 1Gal. 2.
The third thing to be noted is this, that although our Saviour Christ resembleth his flesh and blood to meat and drink,1 yet he far passeth and excelleth all corporal meats and drinks: For although eorporall meats and drinks do nourish and continue our life here in this world,2 yet they begin not our life. For the beginning of our life, we have of our fathers and mothers and the meat after we be begotten, doth feed and nourish us, and so preserveth us for a time. But our saviour Christ is both the first beginner of our spiritual life, (who first begetteth us unto God his father) and also afterward he is our lively food and nourishment.
The thyrd thyng to be noted is this, that although our Sauiour Christ resembleth hys fleshe and bloud to meate and drynke,1 yet he farre passeth and excelleth all corporall meates and drynkes: For although eorporall meates and drynkes do nourish and continue our life here in this world,2