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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 seeing that you teach, that we receive the body of Christ with our mouths, I pray you, tell whether it go any further then the mouth or no? and how far it goeth? that I may know your judgement herein: and so shall you be charged no further, then with your own saying, and the reader shall perceive what excellent knowledge you have in this matter.
And seing that you teache, that we receaue the body of Christ with our mouthes, I pray you, tell whether it go any further then the mouth or no? and how farre it goeth? that I may know your iudgement herein: and so shall you be charged no further, then with your own saying, and the reader shall perceiue what excellent knowledge you haue in this matter.
And where you say, that to teach that we receive Christ at our mouth, & §4he goeth into our stomach, and no further, cometh out of the mouth of them that fight against the truth in this most high mystery. Here (like unto Caiaphas) you prophecy the truth unawares. For this doctrine cometh out of the mouth of none, but of the Papists, which fight against the holy catholic truth of the ancient Fathers, saying that Christ tarrieth no longer, then the proper forms of bread and wine remain, which can not remain after perfect digestion in the stomach.
And where you say, that to teach that we receaue Christ at our mouth, & §4he goeth into our stomack, and no further, commeth out of the mouth of thē that fight against the truth in this most high mistery. Here (like vnto Caiphas) you prophecy the truth vnwares. For this doctrine commeth out of ye mouth of none, but of the Papistes, which fight against the holy catholicke truth of the aūcient Fathers, saying that Christ tarrieth no longer, then the proper formes of bread and wine remaine, which can not remain after perfect digestion in the stomacke.