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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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For although he did institute the night before a remembrance of his death, under the Sacraments of bread & wine, yet he made not at that time the sacrifice of our redemption, & satisfaction for our sins, but the next day following. And the declaration of Christ at his last supper, that he would suffer death, was not the cause wherefore Cyprian said that Christ offered himself in his supper. For I read not in any place of Cyprian,1 to my remembrance, any such words that Christ offered himself in his supper, but he saith, that Christ offered the fame thing which Melchizedek offered. And if Cyprian say in any place, that Christ offered himself in his supper, yet he said not, that Christ did so for this cause, that in his supper he declared his death. And therefore here you make a deceitful fallax in sophistry, pretending to show that thing to be a cause, which is not the true cause in deed. For the cause why Cyprian, and other old authors, say that Christ made an oblation, and offering of him self in his last supper, was not that he declared there, that he would suffer death, for it he had declared many times before, but the cause was that there he ordained a perpetual memory of his death, which he would all faithful christen people to observe from time to time, remembering his death, with thanks for his benefits, until his coming again. And therefore the memorial of the true sacrifice made upon the cross (as S. Augustine saith) is called by the name of a sacrifice,2 as a thing that signifieth an other thing, is called by the name of the thing which it signifieth, although in very deed it be not the same.
For although he did institute the night before a remēbrance of his death, vnder the Sacramēts of bread & wine, yet he made not at yt time the sacrifice of our redēptiō, & satisfaction for our sinnes, but the next day following. And the declaration of Christ at his last supper, that he would suffer death, was not the cause wherfore Ciprian sayd that Christ offered himselfe in his supper. For I reade not in any place of Ciprian,1 to my remēbrance, any such wordes that Christ offered himselfe in his supper, but he saith, yt Christ offered the fame thing whiche Melchisedech offered. And if Ciprian say in any place, that Christ offered himself in his supper, yet he sayd not, that Christ did so for this cause, that in his supper he declared his death. And therfore here you make a deceitful fallax in sophistry, pretending to shew that thing to be a cause, which is not the true cause in deede. For the cause why Ciprian, and other olde authors, say yt Christ made an oblation, and offering of him selfe in his last supper, was not that he declared there, that he would suffer death, for yt he had declared many times before, but the cause was that there he ordained a perpetuall memory of his death, which he would all faithfull christē people to obserue frō time to time, remembring his death, with thankes for his benefites, vntill his comming again. And therfore the memoriall of the true sacrifice made vpon the crosse (as S. Augustine saith) is called by the name of a sacrifice,