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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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Didimus also in his book De spiritu sancto, 1(which Sainct Hierom did translate) proveth, that the holy Ghost is very God, because he is in many places at one time, which no creature can be. For (saith he) all creatures visible, and invisible, be circumscribed and environed either within one place (as corporal and visible things be) or within the propriety of their own substance, (as angels and invisible creatures be) so that no Angel (saith he) can be at one time in two places. And forasmuch as the holy ghost is in many men at one time, therefore (saith he) the holy ghost must needs be God.
Didimus also in his booke De spiritu sancto, 1(which Sainct Hierom did translate) proueth, that the holy Ghost is very God, because he is in many places at one tyme, which no creature can be. For (sayth he) all creatures visible, and inuisible, be circumscribed and inuironed either within one place (as corporall and visible thinges be) or within the proprietie of their owne substance, (as aungels and inuisible creatures be) so that no Angell (sayth he) can be at one tyme in two places. And forasmuch as the holy ghost is in many men at one tyme, therefore (sayth he) the holy ghost must needes be God.
- 1Didymus de spiritu sancto. li. 1. c. 1.
The same affirmeth Saint Basil,1 That the Angel which was with Cornelius, was not at the same time with Phillip, nor the Angel which spake to Zechariah in the altar, was not the same time in his proper place in heaven. But the holy Ghost was at one time in Habakkuk, and in Daniel in Babylon, and with Jeremiah in prison, and with Ezekiel in Chober, whereby he proveth, that the holy ghost is God.