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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 yet for thy more ready instruction, I shall make a brief rehearsal of the chief effect of them, as concerning this matter.1 To answer this question how it can be said that Christ is a stranger, and gone hence into heaven, and yet is also here with us in earth, Smith and other Papists resolve this matter by divers respects in one nature of Christ, but the old catholic writers which I alleged, resolve the matter by two natures in Christ,2 affirming most certainly that such two divers things can not have place both in one nature. And therefore say they that Christ is gone hence, and is absent in his humanity, who in his Deity is still here with us. They say also that as concerning his mans nature, the Catholic profession in our Creed, teacheth us to believe that he hath made it immortal, but not changed the nature of a very mans body, for his body is in heaven, and in one certain place of heaven, because that so requireth the measure and compass of a very mans body.
And yet for thy more ready instruction, I shall make a brief rehearsal of the chief effect of them, as concerning this matter.1 To aunswere this question how it can be sayd that Christ is a stranger, and gone hence into heauen, and yet is also here with vs in earth, Smith and other Papistes resolue this matter by diuers respectes in one nature of Christ, but the old catholick wryters which I alleadged, resolue the matter by two natures in Christ,2 affirming most certainly that such two diuers thinges can not haue place both in one nature. And therfore say they that Christ is gone hence, and is absent in his humanitie, who in his Deity is still here with vs. They say also that as concerning his mannes nature, the Catholicke profession in our Creede, teacheth vs to beleeue that he hath made it immortall, but not changed the nature of a very mannes body, for his body is in heauen, and in one certain place of heauen, because that so requireth the measure and compasse of a very mannes body.
- 1How both these sayings may be true, that Christ is with us, and also gone from us.