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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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Now the Papists say, that Christ is corporally present in the sacrament and is so eaten only when men receive the sacrament. But we say, that the presence of Christ in his holy supper, is a spiritual presence: and as he is spiritually present, so is he spiritually eaten of all faithful christian men, not only when they receive the sacrament, but continually so long as they be members spiritual of Christs mystical body.
Now the Papists say, that Christ is corporally present in the sacrament and is so eaten only when men receaue the sacrament. But we say, that the presence of Christ in his holy supper, is a spirituall presence: and as he is spiritually present, so is he spiritually eaten of all faythfull christian men, not only when they receaue the sacrament, but continually so long as they be members spirituall of Christes misticall body.
1And yet this is really also (as you have expounded the word) that is to ⟨p. 71⟩say, in deed and effectually. And as the holy ghost doth not only come to us in Baptism, and Christ doth there eloth us, but they do the same to us continually so long as we dwell in Christ, so likewise doth Christ feed us so long as we dwell in him and he in us, and not only when we receive the sacrament. So that as touching Christ himself, the presence is all one, the clothing all one, & the feeding all one, although the one for the more comfort and consolation, have the sacrament added to it, and the other be without the sacrament. The rest that is here spoken, is contentious wrangling to no purpose.
1And yet this is really also (as you haue expounded the word) that is to ⟨p. 71⟩say, in deed and effectually. And as the holy ghost doth not only come to vs in Baptisme, and Christ doth there eloth vs, but they doe the same to vs continually so long as we dwell in Christ, so likewise doth Christ feed vs so lōg as we dwell in him and he in vs, and not only when we receaue the sacrament. So that as touching Christ himself, ye presence is all one, the clothing all one, & the feeding al one, although the one for the more comfort and consolation, haue the sacramēt added to it, and the other be without the sacrament. The rest that is here spoken, is contentious wrangling to no purpose.