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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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Now this matter of Transubstantiation, being (as I trust) sufficiently resolved,1 which is the first part before rehearsed, wherein the Papistical doctrine varieth from the Catholic truth,2 order requireth, next to entreat of the second part which is of the manner of the presence of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ in the Sacrament thereof, wherein is no less contention, than in the first part.
Now this matter of Transubstantiatiō, being (as I trust) sufficiently resolued,1 which is the first part before rehearsed, wherein the Papisticall doctrine varieth from the Catholick truth,2 order requireth, next to intreate of the second part which is of the manner of the presence of the body and bloud of our Sauiour Christ in the Sacramēt thereof, wherin is no lesse cōtentiō, thē in the first part.
- 1Chap. 1.
- 2The presence of Christ in the sacrament.
For a plain explication whereof, it is not unknown to all true faithful christian people, that our Saviour Christ (being perfect God, and in all things equal, and coeternal with his Father) for our sakes became also a perfect man, taking flesh and blood of his blessed mother, and virgin Mary, & (saving sin) being in all things like unto us, adjoining unto his divinity, a most perfect soul of man: And his body being made of very flesh and bones, not only having all members of a perfect mans body, in due order and proportion, but also being subject to hunger, thirst, labour, sweat, weariness, cold, heat, and all other like infirmities, and passions of a man, and unto death also, and that the most vile and painful upon the cross, and after his death he rose again, with the self same visible, and palpable body, and appeared therewith, and showed the same unto his Apostles, and specially to Thomas, making him to put his hands into his side, and to feel his wounds. And with the self same body he forsook this world, and ascended into heaven, (the Apostles seeing,