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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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IN the beginning of the third book, the author hath thought good to note certain differences, which I will also particularly consider. It followeth in him thus.
IN the beginning of the third booke, the author hath thought good to note certain differences, which I wil also particularly consider. It followeth in him thus.
They teach that Christ is in the bread and wine: But we say according to the truth, that he is in them that worthily eat and drink the bread and wine.
They teach that Christ is in the bread and wine: But we say according to the truth, that he is in them that worthely eate and drinke the bread and wine.
1Note here (Reader) even in the entry of the comparison of §1these differences, how untruly the true faith of the Church is reported, which doth not teach that Christ is in the bread and wine (which was the doctrine of Luther) but the true faith is, that Christs most precious body and blood, is by the might of his word, and determination of his will, which he declareth by his word, in his holy Supper present under form of bread and wine. The substance of which natures of bread and wine, is converted into his most precious body & blood, as it is truly believed & taught in the Catholic church, of which teaching this Author cannot be ignorant. So as the Author of this book reporteth §2an untruth wittingly against his conscience, to say they teach (calling them papists) that Christ is in the bread and wine, but they agree in form of teaching with that, the §3