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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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It is also (say they) visible, and hath all the members of a perfect mans body. And further they say, that if Christs body were not contained within the compass of a place, it were no body, in so much that if the Godhead were a body, it must needs be in a place, and have quantity, bigness, and circumscription. For all creatures (say they) visible, and ⟨p. 103⟩invisible, be circumscribed, and contained within a certain compass, ether locally within one place (as corporal and visible things be) or else within the property of their own substance (as angels and invisible creatures be.) And this is one strong argument, whereby they prove that the holy Ghost is God, because he is in many places at one time, which no creature can be as they teach. And yet they say moreover, that Christ did not ascend into heaven, but by his humanity, nor is not hear in earth but by his divinity, which hath no compass nor measure. And finally they say that to go to his father from us, was to take from us that nature which he received of us: and therefore when his body was in earth, then surely it was not in heaven, and now when it is in heaven, surely it is not in earth For one nature can not have in it self two sundry and contrary things.
It is also (say they) visible, and hath all the members of a perfecte mannes body. And further they say, that if Christes body were not conteyned within the compasse of a place, it were no body, in so much that if the Godhead were a body, it must needes be in a place, and haue quantitie, bignes, and circumscription. For all creatures (say they) visible, and ⟨p. 103⟩inuisible, be circumscribed, and conteyned within a certain compas, ether locally within one place (as corporall and visible thinges be) or els within the property of their own substance (as angels and inuisible creatures be.) And this is one strong argument, whereby they proue that the holy Ghost is God, because he is in many places at one time, which no creature can be as they teach. And yet they say moreouer, that Christ did not ascend into heauen, but by hys humanitie, nor is not heare in earth but by hys diuinitie, which hath no compasse nor measure. And finally they say that to go to hys father from vs, was to take from vs that nature which he receaued of vs: and therfore when hys body was in earth, then surely it was not in heauen, and now when it is in heauē, surely it is not in earth For one nature can not haue in it selfe two sundry and contrary thinges.