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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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But now to come to the very matter of this article:1 it is marvel that you never read, that Christ goeth into the mouth or stomach of that man that receiveth, and no further, being a lawyer, and seeing that it is written in the gloss of the law, De-consecrat, dist. 2. Tribus gradibus, in these words. It is certain that as soon as the forms be torn with the teeth, so soon the body of Christ is gone up into heaven. And in the chapiter, Non iste, is an other gloss to the same purpose. And if you had redde Thomas de Aquino and Bonaventure (great clerks and holy Saints of the Popes own making) and other school authors,2 then should you have known what the Papistee do say in this matter. For some say that the body of Christ remaineth so long as the form and fashion of bread remaineth;3 although it be in a dog, mouse, or in the jakes. And some say, it is not in the mouse nor sakes, but remaineth only in the person that eateth it, until it be digested in the stomach, and the form of bread be gone. Some say, it remaineth no longer then the Sacrament is in the eating, and may be felt, seen, and tasted in the mouth.
But nowe to come to the very matter of this article:1 it is maruell that you neuer redde, that Christ goeth into the mouth or stomacke of that man that receaueth, and no further, being a lawyer, and seing that it is written in the glose of the law, De-consecrat, dist. 2. Tribus gradibus, in these wordes. It is certayne that assone as the formes be torne with the teeth, so sone the body of Christ is gone vp into heauen. And in the chapiter, Non iste, is an other glose to the same purpose. And if you had redde Thomas de Aquino and Bonauenture (great clearkes and holy Sainctes of the Popes own making) and other schoole authors,2 then should you haue knowne what the Papistee do say in this matter. For some say that the body of Christ remayneth so long as the forme and fashion of bread remayneth;3