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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 this is plainly enough declared in the Scripture, to them that have §3willing minds to understand the truth. For it is written in the old Testament Eccle. 24. in the person of Christ thus: They that eat me, shall yet hunger, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
And this is plainly enough declared in the Scripture, to them that haue §3willing mindes to vnderstand the truth. For it is written in the old Testament Eccle. 24. in the person of Christ thus: They that eat me, shall yet hunger, and they that drinke me shall yet be thirsty.
1And S. Paul writeth to the Corinthians, saying: Our fathers did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink, and they drank of that spiritual rock that followed them, which rock was Christ.2 These words S. Augustine expounding saith: What is to eat the same meat: but that they did eat the same which we do. Who so ever in Manna understood Christ, did eat the same spiritual meat that we do, that is to say, that meat which was received with faith and not with bodies. Therefore to them that understood and believed, it was the same meat and the same drink. So that to such as understood not, the meat was only Manna, and the drink, only water, but to such as understood, it was the same that is now. For them was Christ to come, who is now come. To come and is come, be divers words, but it is the same Christ. These be S. Augustine's sayings.
1And S. Paule writeth to the Corinthians, saying: Our fathers did all eat the same spirituall meat, and did all drink the same spirituall drinke, and they drank of that spirituall rock that followed them, which rock was Christ.