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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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Christ said to his disciples: if you loved me you would be glad,1 for I go unto my father. And again he said: It is expedient for you that I go, for if I go not,2 the comforter shall not come unto you. And yet surely the eternal word of God, the virtue of God, the wisdom of God, was ever with his Father, and in his Father, yea even at the same time when he was with us, and in us. For when he did mercifully dwell in this world, he left not his habitation in heaven, for he is every where whole with his Father, equal in divinity, whom no place can contain, for the Son filleth all things, and there is no place that lacketh the presence of his divinity. From whence then, and whether did he say he would go? Or how did he say, that he went to his Father, from whom doubtless he never departed? But that to go to his Father, and from us, was to take from this world that nature which he received of us. Thou seest therefore that it was the property of that nature to be taken away and go from us, which in the end of the world shall be rendered again to us, as the angels witnessed, saying: This Jesus which is taken from you,3 shall come again like as you saw him going up into heaven. For look upon the miracle, look upon the mystery of both the natures: the Son of God (as concerning his humanity) went from us, as concerning his divinity, he said unto us: Behold, I am with you all the days unto the worlds end.
Christ sayd to his disciples: if you loued me you would be glad,1 for I go vnto my father. And again he sayd: It is expedient for you that I go, for if I goe not,2 the comforter shall not come vnto you. And yet surely the eternall word of God, the vertue of God, the wisdome of God, was euer with his Father, and in his Father, yea euen at the same time when he was with vs, aud in vs. For whē he did mercifully dwell in this world, he left not his habitation in heauen, for he is euery where wholl with his Father, equall in diuinitie, whom no place can containe, for the Sonne filleth all thinges, and there is no place that lacketh the presence of his diuinitie. From whence then, and whether did he say he would goe? Or how did he say, that he went to his Father, from whom doubtles he neuer departed? But that to goe to his Father, and from vs, was to take from this world that nature which he receaued of vs. Thou seest therfore that it was the propertie of that nature to be taken away and goe from vs, which in the end of the world shall be rendered again to vs, as the angels witnessed, saying: This Iesus which is taken from you,