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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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Sixthly it is to be noted, that as the bread and wine which we do eat,1 be turned into our flesh and blood, and be made our very flesh and very blood, and so be joined and mixed with our flesh and blood,2 that they be made one whole body together: even so be all faithful christians, spiritually turned into the body of Christ, and so be joined unto Christ, and also together among them selves, that they do make but one mystical body of Christ, as S. Paul saith: We be one bread and one body, as many as be partakers of one bread and one cup. And as one loaf is given among many men,3 so that every one is partaker of the same loaf: and likewise one cup of wine is distributed unto many persons, whereof every one is partaker,4 even so our Saviour Christ (whose flesh and blood be represented by the mystical bread and wine in the Lords Supper) doth give him self unto all his true members, spiritually to feed them, nourish them, and to give them continual life by him. And as the branches of a tree, or member of a body, if they be dead; or cut of, they neither live, nor receive any nourishment, or sustenance of the body, or tree: so likewise ungodly and wicked people, which be cut of from Christs mystical body, or be dead members of the same, do not spiritually feed upon Christs body and blood, nor have any life, strength, or sustentation thereby.
Sixtly it is to be noted, that as the bread and wine whiche we doe eate,1 be turned into our fleshe and bloud, and be made our very fleshe and very bloud, and so be ioyned and myxed with our fleshe and bloud,2 that they be made one whole body togither: euen so be all faythfull christians, spiritually turned into the body of Christ, and so be ioyned vnto Christe, and also togither amonge them selues, that they doe make but one misticall body of Christe, as S. Paule sayth: We be one bread and one body, as many as be partakers of one bread and one cup. And as one lofe is giuen among many men,