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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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Nor that sacrifice of Christ in the celebration of the supper, is not the only sacrifice of the church, but all the works that christen people do to the glory of God, be sacrifices of the church, smelling sweetly before God. And they be also the pure and clean sacrifice, whereof the Prophet Malachi did speak. For the Prophet Malachi spake of no such sacrifices as only priests make, but of such sacrifice as all christen people make both day and night, at all times, and in all places.
Nor that sacrifice of Christ in the celebration of the supper, is not the only sacrifice of the church, but all the workes that christen people doe to the glory of God, be sacrifices of the church, smelling sweetly before God. And they be also the pure and clean sacrifice, wherof the Prophet Malachy did speake. For the Prophet Malachy spake of no such sacrifices as onely priestes make, but of such sacrifice as all christen people make both day and night, at all times, and in all places.
Nor Christ doth not now as he did at his last Supper which he had with his Apostles• for then (as you say) he declared his will, that he would dye for us. And if he do now as he did then, then doth he now declare that he will dye for us again.
Nor Christ doth not now as he did at his last Supper which he had with his Apostles• for then (as you say) he declared his will, that he would dye for vs. And if he do now as he did thē, thē doth he now declare that he will dye for vs againe.
But as for offering him self now as he did then, this speech may have a true sense, being like to that which sometime was used at the admission of unlearned fryers and monks unto their degrees in the Universities: where the Doctor that presented them, deposed that they were meet for the said degrees, as well in learning as in virtue. And yet that deposition in one sense was true, when in deed they were meet neither in the one nor in the other. So likewise, in that sense Christ offereth himself now, as well as he did in his supper, for in deed he offered himself a sacrifice propitiatory for remission of sin in neither of both, but only upon the cross, making there a sacrifice full and perfect for our redemption, and yet by that sufficient offering made only at that time, he is a daily intercessor for us to his father for ever. Finally, it is not true that the offering in the celebration of the supper, is not renewed again.