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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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They say that Christ is corporally under,1 or in the forms of bread and wine: We say, that Christ is not there, neither corporally, nor spiritually, but in them that worthily eat and drink the bread and wine, he is spiritually, and corporally in heaven.
They say that Christ is corporally vnder,1 or in the formes of bread and wine: We say, that Christ is not there, neither corporally, nor spiritually, but in them that worthely eate and drinke the bread and wine, he is spiritually, and corporally in heauen.
- 1The difference.
Here I trust I have satisfied, as well the untrue report wittingly made, (as you say) in the first part of the difference against my conscience, as the craft and sleight, used in the second part. But what be you eased now by this? We say as the scripture teacheth, that Christ is corporally ascended in to heaven, and nevertheless he is so in them that worthily eat the bread, & drink the wine, given, and distributed at his holy Supper, that he feedeth and nourisheth them with his flesh and blood unto eternal life. But we say not (as you do, clearly without ground of Scripture) that he is corporally under the forms of bread and wine, where his presence should be, without any profit or commodity, either to us, or to the bread and wine.
Here I trust I haue satisfied, as well the vntrue report wittingly made, (as you say) in the first parte of the difference against my conscience, as the crafte and sleight, vsed in the second parte. But what be you eased now by this? We say as the scripture teacheth, that Christ is corporally ascended in to heauen, and neuerthelesse he is so in them that worthely eate the bread, & drinke the wine, geuen, and distributed at his holy Supper, that he feedeth and nourisheth them with his flesh and bloud vnto eternal life. But we say not (as you doe, cleerely without ground of Scripture) that he is corporally vnder the formes of bread and wine, where his presence should be, without any profite or commoditie, either to vs, or to the bread and wine.