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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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Now to return to the principal matter, lest it might be thought a new devise of us, that Christ, as concerning his body and his human nature, is in heaven and not in earth: therefore by Gods grace it shall be evidently proved, that this is no new devised matter, but that it was ever the old faith of the catholic Church, until the Papists invented a new faith, that Christ really, corporally,1 naturally, and sensibly is here still with us in earth, shut up in a box or within the compass of bread and wine.
Now to returne to the principall matter, lest it might be thought a new deuise of vs, that Christ, as concerning his body and his humaine nature, is in heauen and not in earth: therefore by Gods grace it shalbe euidently proued, that this is no new deuised matter, but that it was euer the olde fayth of the catholicke Church, vntill the Papistes inuented a new fayth, that Christ really, corporally,1 naturally, and sensibly is here still with vs in earth, shutte vp in a boxe or within the compasse of bread and wine.
- 1Cap. 3. Christ corporally is in heaven & not in earth.Cap. 3. Christ corporally is in heauen & not in earth.
This needeth no better nor stronger proof, then that which the old authors bring for the same, that is to say, the general profession of all Christen people in the common creed,1 wherein as concerning Christs humanity, they be taught to believe after this sort: That he was conceived by the holy Ghost, borne of the virgin Mary: That he suffered under Pontius Pilate: Was crucified, dead and buried: that he descended into hell and rose again the third day That he ascended into heaven; and sitteth at the right hand of his almighty Father: And from thence shall come to judge the quick and dead.