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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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1I Thank you for this demur, for I my self could have chosen no better §1for my purpose. And I am content that the trial of the whole matter be judged hereby, as you desire: You say, that all that be baptised, good and evil, eat the body of Christ: and I say, only the good, and not the evil.
1I Thanke you for this demurre, for I my selfe could haue chosen no better §1for my purpose. And I am content that the trial of the whole matter be iudged hereby, as you desire: You say, that all that be baptised, good and euill, eate the body of Christ: and I say, only the good, and not the euill.
- 1A demur. whether evil men eat the body of Christ.A demurre. whether euill men eat the body of Christ.
Now must neither I nor you be judges in our own causes, therefore let Christ be judge between us both, whose judgement it is not reason that you refuse. Christ saith: Who so ever eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood,1 dwelleth in me and I in him. As the living father hath sent me, and I live by the father, even so he that eateth me, shall live by me. This is the bread which came down from heaven. Not as your fathers did eat Manna and are dead. He that eateth this bread shall live for ever. Now I ask you this question, whether evil men shall live for ever? Whether they live by Christ? Whether they dwell in Christ? and have Christ dwelling in them? If you say nay (as you must needs if you will say the truth) then have I proved my negative (wherein stood the demur) that ill men eat not Christs body nor drink his blood, for if they did, then by Christs own words, they should live for ever, and dwell in Christ, and have Christ dwelling in them. And what proofs will you require more upon my part in this demur? For if Christ be with me, who can be able to stand against me.