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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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1And this is a marvellous doctrine of you, to say that Christ was the body §4of all the shadows, and figures of the law, and did exhibit, and give in his Sacraments of the new law, the things promised in the Sacraments of the old law. For he is the body of all the figures, as well of the new law, as of the old, and did exhibit, and give his promises in the Sacraments of the old law, as he doth now in the Sacraments of the new law. And we must understand and the words spoken in the institution of the Sacraments in both the laws: Figuratively, as concerning the Sacraments, and without figure, as concerning the things by them promised, signified, and exhibited. As in circumcision was given the same thing to them, that is given to us in baptism, and the same by Manna, that we have at the Lords table. Only this difference was between them and us, that our redemption by Christs death and passion was then only promised, and now it is performed and past. And as their Sacraments were figures of his death to come, so be our figures of the same now past and gone. And yet it was all but one Christ to them and us. Who gave life, comfort, and strength, to them by his death to come, and giveth the same to us by his death passed.
1And this is a marueilous doctrine of you, to say that Christ was the body §4of all the shadowes, and figures of the law, and did exhibite, and geue in his Sacramentes of the new law, the thinges promised in the Sacramentes of the olde law. For he is the body of all the figures, as well of the new law, as of the olde, and did exhibite, and geue his promises in the Sacramentes of the olde law, as he doth now in the Sacraments of the new law. And we must vnderstand and the wordes spoaken in the institution of the Sacramentes in both the lawes: Figuratiuely, as concerning the Sacramentes, and without figure, as concerning the thinges by them promised, signified, and exhibited. As in circumcision was geeuen the same thing to them, that is geuen to vs in baptisme, and the same by Manna, that we haue at the Lords table. Only this difference was betweene them and vs, that our redemption by Christes death and passion was then onely promised, and now it is perfourmed and past. And as their Sacramentes were figures of his death to come, so be our figures of the same now past and gon. And yet it was all but one Christ to them and vs. Who gaue life, comfort, and strength, to them by his death to come, and geueth the same to vs by his death passed.