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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 as for receiving of the body of Christ with our mouths, truth it is that S. Augustine, Ambros, Chrysostom, and other use such speeches, that we receive the body of Christ with our mouths, see him with our eyes, feel him with our hands, break him & tear him with our teeth, eat him and digest him (which speech I have also used in my catechism) but yet these speeches must be understand figuratively (as I have declared in my fourth book the eight chapter, and shall more fully declare hereafter) for we do not these things to the very body of Christ, but to the bread whereby his body is represented.
And as for receauing of the body of Christ with our mouthes, truth it is that S. Augustine, Ambros, Chrysostome, and other vse such speaches, that we receaue the body of Christ with our mouthes, see hym with our eyes, feele hym with our handes, breake hym & teare hym with our teeth, eate him and dygest him (which speach I haue also vsed in my catechisme) but yet these speeches must be vnderstand figuratiuely (as I haue declared in my fourth booke the eyght chapiter, and shall more fully declare hereafter) for we doe not these thinges to the very body of Christ, but to the bread wherby hys body is represented.
And yet the book of common prayer,1 neither useth any such speech nor giveth any such doctrine, nor I in no point improve that godly book, nor vary from it. But yet glad I am to hear that the said book liketh you so well, as no man can mislike it, that hath any godliness in him joined with knowledge.
And yet the booke of common prayer,1 neyther vseth any such speach nor geueth any such doctrine, nor I in no poynt improue that godly booke, nor varye from it. But yet glad I am to heare that the sayd booke lyketh you so well, as noe man can mislike it, that hath anye godlinesse in hym ioyned with knowledge.