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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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But you allege for you S. Paul, who speaketh for you nothing at all.§2 For the messenger will not speak against him that sent him. I know that S. Paul in the 11. to the Corinthians,1 speaketh expressly of the unworthy eating of the bread, but in no place of the unworthy eating of the body of Christ. And if he do, show the place, or tis the demur passeth against you and the whole matter tried with me, by your own pact and covenant. And yet for further proof of this demure, I refer me to the 1.2.3.4. and 5. chapters of my 4. book.
But you alleadge for you S. Paule, who speaketh for you nothing at al.§2 For the messenger will not speake against him that sent him. I know that S. Paule in the 11. to the Corinthians,1 speaketh expressly of the vnworthy eating of the bread, but in no place of the vnworthy eating of the body of Christ. And if he doe, shew the place, or tis the demurre passeth against you and the wholl matter tried with me, by your own pact and couenant. And yet for further proofe of this demure, I refer me to the 1.2.3.4. and 5. chapters of my 4. booke.
1And where you bring S. Augustine to be witness, his witness in that place helpeth nothing your cause. For he speaketh there generally of the using §3of the Sacraments well or ill, as the diversity of men be, rehearsing by name the sacrament of circumcision, of the paschal lamb, and of baptism. Wherefore if you will prove any real and corporal presence of Christ by that place, you may aswell prove that he was corporally present iii, circumcision, in eating of the paschal lamb, and in baptism, as in the Lords supper.