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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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After this the author occupieth a great number of leaves, that is to say, from the lvii. leaf unto the lxxiiii, to prove Christs words. This is my body) to be a figurative speech. Sleight and shift is used in the matter without any effectual consecution, to him that is learned.
After this the author occupieth a great number of leaues, that is to say, from the lvii. leafe vnto the lxxiiii, to proue Christs words. This is my body) to be a figuratiue spech. Sleight and shift is vsed in the matter without any offectuall consecution, to him that is learned.
First the author saith Christ called bread his body, Confessed bread his body. To this is answered, Christs calling is a making, as S. Paul saith.1 Vocat ea quae non §1sunt, tanque ea quae sint, He calleth that be not as they were. And so his calling (as Chrysostom and the greek commentaries say,2 is a making, which also the Catechism teacheth, translated by Justus Jonas in Germany, and after by this author in english. Tertullian saith,3 Christ made bread his body, & it is all one speech in Christ being god, declaring his ordinances, whither he use the word call, or make, for in his mouth to call is §2to make.
First the author sayth Christ called bread his body, Confessed bread his body. To this is aunswered, Christes calling is a making, as S. Paule sayth.1 Vocat ea quae non §1sunt, tanque ea quae sint, He calleth that be not as they were. And so his calling (as Chrisostome and the greke commentaries say,