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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 because one single error pleaseth you not, shortly after you link §11a number of errors almost together in one sentence, as it were to make an whole chain of errors, saying not only, that Christs body is verily present in the celebration of the holy supper (meaning of corporal presence) but that it is also our very sacrifice, and sacrifice propitiatory, for all the sins of the world, and that it is the only sacrifice of the church: and that it is the pure and clean sacrifice, whereof Malachi spake,2 and that Christ doth now in the celebration of this supper, as he did when he gave the same to ⟨p. 89⟩his Apostles, and that he offereth himself now as he did then, and that the same offering is not now renewed again. This is your chain of errors, wherein is not one link of pure gold, but all be copper, feigned, and counterfeit: For neither is Christs body verily, and corporally, present in the celebration of his holy supper, but spiritually. Nor his body is not the very sacrifice, but the thing whereof the sacrifice was made: and the very sacrifice was the crucifying of his body, and the effusion of his blood unto death. Wherefore of his body was not made a sacrifice propitiatory for all the sins of the world at his supper, but the next day after upon the cross. Therefore saith the Prophet that we were made whole by his wounds: Livore eius sanati sumus.3
1And because one single error pleaseth you not, shortly after you linke §11a number of errors almost together in one sentēce, as it were to make an whole chaine of errors, saying not onely, that Christes body is verely present in the celebratiō of ye holy supper (meaning of corporal presence) but yt it is also our very sacrifice, and sacrifice propitiatory, for all the sinnes of the world, and that it is the onely sacrifice of the church: and that it is the pure aud cleane sacrifice, whereof Malachy spake,2