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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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Christ is present when so ever the church prayeth unto him, and is gathered together in his name. And the bread and wine be made unto us the §1body and blood of Christ,1 (as it is in the book of common prayer) but not by changing the substance of bread and wine into the substance of Christs natural body and blood, but that, in the godly using of them, they be unto the receivers Christs body and blood. As of some the Scripture saith, that their riches is their redemption, and to some it is their damnation:2 And as Gods word to some is life, to some it is death and a snare (as the prophet saith.) And Christ himself to some is a stone to stumble at, to some is a raising from death, not by conversion of substances, but by good or evil use: that thing which to the godly is salvation; to the ungodly is damnation. So is the water in baptism, and the bread and wine in the Lords supper, to the worthy receivers, Christ himself and eternal life, and to the unworthy receivers everlasting death and damnation, not by conversion of one substance into an other, but by godly or ungodly use thereof. And therefore in the book of the holy communion we do not pray absolutely, that the bread and wine may be made the body and blood of Christ, but that unto us in that holy mystery they may be so, that is to say,3 that we may so worthily receive the same, that we may be partakers of Christs body and blood, and that therewith in spirit and in truth we may be spiritually nourished. And a like prayer of old time were all the people wont to make at the communion, of all such offerings, as at that time all the people used to offer, praying that their offerings might be unto them the body and blood of Christ.
Christ is present when so euer the church praieth vnto him, and is gathered togither in his name. And the bread and wine be made vnto vs ye §1body and bloud of Christ,1 (as it is in the book of common praier) but not by chaunging the substaunce of bread and wine into the substance of Christes naturall body and bloud, but that, in the godly vsing of thē, they be vnto the receauers Christes body and bloud. As of some the Scripture saith, yt their riches is their redemption, and to some it is their damnatiō: