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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 received with the mouth,1 and entereth in with the bread and wine: we say that he is not received with the mouth, but with §2heart, and entereth in by faith. And now I trust, there is no sleight in this comparison, nor both the parts may not be understand on both sides, as you say they might before.
They say that Christ is receiued with the mouth,1 and entreth in with the bread and wine: we say that he is not receaued with the mouth, but with §2harte, and entreth in by faith. And now I trust, there is no sleight in this comparison, nor both the partes may not be vnderstand on both sides, as you say they might before.
- 1The difference.
And as for S. Augustine serveth nothing for your purpose, to prove that §3Christs body is eaten with the mouth.1 For he speaketh not one word in the place by you alleged, neither of our mouths, nor of Christs body. But it seemeth you have so fervent desire to be doing in this matter, that you be like to certain men which have such a fond delight in shooting, that so they be doing, they pass not how far they shoot from the mark. For in this place of S. Augustine against the Donatists, he shooteth not at this butte, whether Christs very natural body be received with our mouths, but whether the Sacraments in general be received both of good and evil. And there he declareth that it is all one water, whether Simon Peter, or Simon Magus be christened in it. All one Table of the Lord and one cup, whether Peter sup thereat or Judas. All one oil, whether David or Saul were anointed therewith. Wherefore he concludeth thus: