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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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This comparison is out of the matter of the presence of Christs most precious body in the Sacrament, which presence this author (in the first part of his comparison) seemeth by §2implication to grant, when he findeth fault that the priests devotion should be a sacrifice satisfactory, and not the thing that is offered, which manner of doctrine I never read, & §3I think my self it ought to be improved, if any such there be to make the devotion of the Priest a satisfaction. For undoubtedly Christ is our satisfaction wholly, and fully,1 who hath paid our whole debt to God the Father, for the appeasing of his just wrath against us, and hath cancelled the bill obligatory (as S Paul saith) that was against us. For further opening whereof, if it be asked how he satisfied:2 we answer, as we be taught by the Scriptures: By the accomplishment of the will of his Father, in his innocent willing, & obedient suffering the miseries of this world without sin, and the violent persecution of the world, even to the death of the Cross, and shedding of his most precious blood. Wherein was perfected the willing Sacrifice that he made of him self to God the Father for us, of whom it was written in the beginning of the book, that he should lie the body and perfect accomplishment of all Sacrifices, as of whom all other sacrifices before, were shadows and figures.
This comparison is out of the matter of the presence of Christes most precious body in the Sacrament, which presence this author (in the first part of his comparison) semeth by