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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 the long discourse that you make of Christs true presence, and ⟨p. 88⟩of the true eating of him, and of his true assisting us in our doing of his commandment, all these be true. For Christs flesh & blood be in the sacrament §10truly present, but spiritually and sacramentally, not carnally, and corporally. And as he is truly present, so is he truly eaten and drunken, and assisteth us. And he is the same to us, that he was to them that saw him with their bodily eyes. But where you say, that he is as familiar with us, as he was with them, here I may say the French term which they use for reverence sake, Save vostre grace. And he offered not him self then for them upon the cross, and now offereth himself for us daily in the Mass, but upon the cross he offered him self both for us and for them. For that his one sacrifice of his body than only offered, is now unto us by faith as available, as it was then for them. For with one sacrifice (as S. Paul saith) he hath made perfect for ever them that be sanctified.
And the long discourse that you make of Christes true presence, and ⟨p. 88⟩of the true eating of him, and of his true assisting vs in our doing of his commaundement, all these be true. For Christes flesh & bloud be in the sacrament §10truely present, but spiritually and sacramentally, not carnally, and corporally. And as he is truely present, so is he truely eaten and dronken, and assisteth vs. And he is the same to vs, that he was to them that saw him with their bodely eyes. But where you say, that he is as familiare with vs, as he was with thē, here I may say the French terme which they vse for reuerence sake, Saue vostre grace. And he offered not him selfe then for them vpon the crosse, and now offereth himself for vs daily in the Masse, but vpon the crosse he offered him selfe both for vs and for them. For that his one sacrifice of his body than onely offered, is now vnto vs by fayth as auailable, as it was then for them. For with one sacrifice (as S. Paul saith) he hath made perfect for euer them that be sanctifyed.