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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 because you say, that it is more agreeable to the scripture, to say, that the fathers before Christs nativity did not eat the body and drink the blood §4of Christ: I pray you show me one scripture that so saith. And show me also one approved author that disallowed S. Augustine's mind by me here alleged, because you say, that all do not agree to his understanding. And in the 77.1 Psalm S. Augustine saith also: The stone was Christ. Therefore the same was the meat & drink of the fathers in the mystery, with is ours, but in signification the same, not in outward form. For it is one Christ him self, that to them was figured in the stone, and to us manifestly appeared in flesh.2 And saint Augustine saith plainly, that both Manna and our Sacrament signifieth Christ, and that although the Sacraments were divers, yet in the thing by them meant and understand, they were both like. And so after the mind of S. Augustine it is clear, that the same things were given to the faithful receivers in the Sacraments of the old Testament, that be given in the new: the same to them was circumcision, that to us is baptism: and to them by Manna was given the same thing, that now is given to us in the sacramental bread.
And because you say, that it is more agreable to the scripture, to say, that the fathers before Christs natiuity did not eat the body and drink the bloud §4of Christ: I pray you shew me one scripture that so saith. And shew me also one approued author that disalowed S. Augustines mind by me here alleaged, because you say, that all doe not agree to his vnderstanding. And in the 77.1 Psalme S. Augustine saith also: The stone was Christ. Therefore the same was the meat & drinke of the fathers in the mistery, wich is ours, but in significatiō the same, not in outward forme. For it is one Christ him selfe, that to them was figured in the stone, and to vs manyfestly appeared in flesh.2 And saint Augustine sayth playnely, that both Manna and our Sacrament signifieth Christ, and that although the Sacraments were dyuers, yet in the thing by them ment and vnderstand, they were both like. And so after the mynd of S. Augustine it is cleare, that the same thinges were geuen to the faithfull receiuers in the Sacraments of the old Testament, that be geuen in the new: the same to them was circumcisiō, that to vs is baptisme: and to them by Manna was geuen the same thing, that now is geuen to vs in the sacramentall bread.