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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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Fourthly it is to be noted, that the true knowledge of these things, is the true knowledge of Christ,1 and to teach these things, is to teach Christ. and the believing and feeling of these things,2 is the believing and feeling of Christ in our hearts. And the more clearly we see, understand and believe these things, the more clearly we see and understand Christ, and have more fully our faith and comfort in him.
Fourthly it is to be noted, that the true knowledge of these things, is the true knowledge of Christ,1 and to teache these thinges, is to teache Christ. and the beleuing and feelyng of these thinges,2 is the beleuyng and feelyng of Christ in our hartes. And the more clearely we see, vnderstand and beleue these thinges, the more clearely we see and vnderstand Christ, and haue more fully our fayth and comfort in hym.
- 1Cap. 12.
- 2The sacraments were ordained to confirm our faith.The sacramēts were ordayned to confirme our faith.
And although our carnal generation and our carnal nourishment, be known to all men by daily experience, and by our common senses, yet this our spiritual generation and our spiritual nutrition, be so obscure and hid unto us, that we cannot attain to the true and perfect knowledge and feeling of them, but only by faith, which must be grounded upon God's most holy word and sacraments.
And although our carnal generation and our carnal nourishment, be known to all men by dayly experyence, and by our common senses, yet this our spirituall generation and our spirituall nutrition, be so obscure and hyd vnto vs, that we cannot attayne to the true and perfect knowledge and feelyng of them, but onely by fayth, which must be grounded vpon Goddes most holy worde and sacramentes.