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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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1And this I write because this author speaketh so precisely, how Christ offered himself §6never but once. Whereby, if he mean by once offering the hole action of our redemption, which was consummate and perfected upon the cross: All must confess the substance of that work of redemption, by the oblation of Christ on the cross, to have been absolutely finished, and so once offered for all. But there is no Scripture whereupon we might conclude,§7 that Christ did in this mortal life, but in one particular moment of time offer himself to his Father. For S. Paul describeth it to the Philippians,2 under the word of humiliation, to have continued the whole time of Christs conversation here, even to the death the death of the cross. And that this obedience to God, in humility is called offering, appeareth §8by S. Paul when he exhorted us to offer our bodies, which meaneth a continual obedience in the observation of Gods will, and he calleth (oblationem gentium) to bring them to the faith.3 And Abraham's willing obedience ready at Gods commandment to offer Isaac, is called the offering of Isaac, and is in very deed a true offering: And every man offereth himself to God when he yieldeth to Gods calling, and presenteth himself ready to do Gods will and commandment, who then may be said to offer his service, (that is to say,) to place his service in sight, and before him, before whom it should be done. And because our Saviour Christ by the decree of the whole Trinity, took mans §9nature upon him, to suffer death for our redemption: which death (in his last Supper) he declared plainly he would suffer.
1And this I write because this author speaketh so precisely, how Christ offred himselfe §6neuer but once. Wherby, if he mean by once offering the hole action of our redemption, which was consummate and perfected vpon the crosse: All must confesse the substaunce of that worke of redemption, by the oblation of Christ on the crosse, to haue béene absolutely finished, and so once offered for all. But there is no Scripture whereupon we might conclude,