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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 in an other place of the same book S. Augustine expounding these words of Christ. (You shall ever have poor men with you,1 but me you shall not ever have) saith: that Christ spake these words of the presence of his body. For (saith he) as concerning his divine majesty, as concerning his providence as concerning his infallible and invisible grace, these words be fulfilled which he spake: I am with you unto the worlds end. But as concerning the flesh which he took in his carnation, as concerning that which was borne of the virgin: as concerning that which was apprehended by the Jews, and crucified upon a tree, and taken down from the cross, lapped in linen clothes and buried, and rose again, and appeared after his resurrection, as concerning that flesh, he said: You shall not ever have me with you. Wherefore seeing that as ⟨p. 97⟩concerning his flesh, he was conversant with his disciples forty days, and they accompanying, seeing, and not following him, he went up into heaven, both he is not here (for he sitteth at the right hand of his father) and yet he is here, for he departed not hence as concerning the presence of his divine Majesty. As concerning the presence of his Majesty, we have Christ ever with us, but as concerning the presence of his flesh he said truly to his disciples, ye shall not ever have me with you. For as concerning the presence of his flesh, the church had Christ but a few days, yet now it holdeth him fast by faith, though it see him not with eyes. All these be S. Augustine's words.
And in an other place of the same booke S. Augustine expounding these wordes of Christ. (You shall euer haue poore men with you,1 but me you shall not euer haue) saith: that Christ spake these words of the presence of his body. For (saith he) as concerning his diuine maiesty, as concerning his prouidence as concerning his infallible and inuisible grace, these words be fulfilled which he spake: I am with you vnto the worldes ende. But as concerning the fleshe which he tooke in his carnation, as concerning that which was borne of the virgine: as concerning that which was apprehended by the Iewes, and crucified vpon a tree, and taken downe frō the crosse, lapped in linnen clothes and buried, and rose againe, and appered after his resurrection, as concerning that flesh, he sayd: You shall not euer haue me with you. Wherefore senig that as