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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 would God I were as sure, that you be changed in deed in those matters of religion, wherein with the alteration of this realm you pretend ⟨p. 63⟩a change, as I am glad even from the bottom of my hart, that it hath pleased almighty God in this latter end of my years, to give me knowledge of my former error, and a will to embrace the truth, setting a part all manner of worldly respects, which be special hinderances, that hold back many from the free profession of Christ and his word.
And would God I were as sure, that you be chaunged in déede in those matters of religion, wherein with the alteration of this realme you pretēd ⟨p. 63⟩a change, as I am glad euen from the bottom of my hart, that it hath pleased almighty God in this latter end of my yeares, to giue me knowledge of my former errour, and a will to embrace the truth, setting a part all maner of worldly respectes, which be speciall hinderances, that hold backe many from the free profession of Christ and his word.
And as for the book of common prayer,1 although it say, that in each part of the bread broken is received the whole body of Christ, yet it saith not so of the parts unbroken, nor yet of the parts, or whole reserved, as the Papists teach: But as in baptism we receive the holy ghost, and put Christ upon us, as well if we be Christened in one dish full of water taken out of the font, as if we were christened in the whole font, or river, so we be as truly fed, refreshed and comforted by Christ, receiving a piece of bread at the Lords holy table, as if we did eat an whole loaf. For as in every part of the water in baptism is whole Christ and the holy spirit, sacramentally, so be they in every part of the bread broken, but not corporally and naturally as the Papists teach.