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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 in this sorrowful heaviness, holy Scripture teacheth them, that our heavenly Father can by no means be pleased with them again, but by the Sacrifice, and death of his only begotten Son, whereby God hath made a perpetual amity, and peace with us, doth pardon the sins of them that believe in him, maketh them his children, and giveth them to his first begotten Son Christ, to be incorporate into him, to be saved by him, and to be made heirs of heaven ⟨p. 41⟩with him. And in the receiving of the holy Supper of our Lord, we be put in remembrance of this his death, and of the whole mystery of our redemption. In the which Supper, is made mention of his testament, and of the aforesaid communion of us with Christ, and of the remission of our sins, by his Sacrifice upon the Cross.
And in this sorrowfull heauines, holy Scripture teacheth them, that our heauenly Father can by no meanes be pleased with thē again, but by the Sacrifice, and death of his only begotten Sonne, whereby God hath made a perpetuall amity, and peace with vs, doth pardon the sinnes of them that beleue in him, maketh them his children, and geueth them to his first begotten Sonne Christ, to be incorporate into him, to be saued by him, and to be made heires of heauen ⟨p. 41⟩with him. And in the receauing of the holy Supper of our Lord, we be put in remembrance of this his death, and of the wholl mistery of our redemption. In the which Supper, is made mention of his testament, and of the aforesaid communion of vs with Christ, and of the remission of our sinnes, by his Sacrifice vpon the Crosse.
Wherefore in this Sacrament, (if it be rightly received with a true faith) we be assured that our sins be forgiven, and the league of peace and the Testament of God is confirmed between him and us, so that who so ever by a true faith doth eat Christs flesh and drink his blood, hath everlasting life by him. Which thing when we feel in our hearts, at the receiving of the Lords supper, what thing can be more joyful, more pleasant, or more comfortable unto us.