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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 here is to be considered,1 how the obedient will in Christs Sacrifice is specially to ⟨p. 82⟩be noted, who suffered because he would. Which S. Paul setteth forth in declaration of Christs humility. And although that willing obedience was ended and perfected on the cross, to the which it continued from the beginning, by reason whereof the oblation is in S. Pauls speech attributed thereunto: Yet as in the Sacrifice of Abraham when he offered Isaac, the earnest will of offering was accounted for the offering in deed, whereupon it is said in Scripture that Abraham offered Isaac, and the declaration of the will of Abraham §4is called the offering. So the declaration of Christs will in his last Supper, was an offering of him to God the Father, assuring there his Apostles of his will and determination and by them all the world, that his body should be betrayed for them and us, and his precious blood shed for remission of sin. which his word he confirmed then, with the gift of his precious body to be eaten, and his precious blood to be drunken. In which mystery, he declared his body and blood to be the weary Sacrifice of the world, by him offered to God the father, by the same will that he said hid body should be betrayed for us. And thereby ascertained us that to be in him willing, that the Jews on the cross seemed to execute by violence and force against his will. And therefore as Christ offered himself on the cross, in the §5execution of the work of his will: so he offered himself in his Supper, in declaration of his will, whereby we might be the more assured of the effect of his death, which he suffered willingly and determinately for the redemption of the world, with a most perfect oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the world, exhibited and offered by him to God the father, for the reconciliation of mans nature to Gods favour and grace.
And here is to be considered,1 how the obedient will in Christes Sacrifice is specially to ⟨p. 82⟩