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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 if his calling be changing of the bread, and making it the body §2of Christ, yet then it is not true to speak of the bread,1 and to say, that it is the body of Christ. For when one thing is changed into an other, the first still remaining, it may be said both that it is made the other thing, and that it is the other thing (as when cloth is made a gown, we may say this cloth is made a gown, and also this cloth is a gown) but when the former matter or state remaineth not, it may be said that it is made the other thing, but not that it is the other thing:2 As when Christ had turned water into wine. And likewise although we say, a wicked man is made just, a sick man is made whole, or an whole man sick, yet it is no true speech to say, a wicked man is just, a sick man is whole, or an whole man is sick: because the former state remaineth not. And therefore although ⟨p. 108⟩it might in speech be allowed, that the bread is made Christs body when the bread is gone, yet can it not be proper and approved speech, to say, it is his body, except the bread remain still. For of that thing, which is not, it can not be said, that it is Christs body. For if it be his body, it must needs be, by the rule of the Logic, à tertio adiacente, ad secundum adiacens.
And if hys calling be chaunging of the bread, and making it the body §2of Christ, yet then it is not true to speake of the bread,1 and to say, that it is the body of Christ. For when one thing is chaunged into an other, the first stil remaining, it may be sayd both that it is made the other thing, and that it is the other thing (as when cloth is made a gowne, we may say this cloth is made a gowne, and also this cloth is a gowne) but when the former matter or state remaineth not, it may be said that it is made the other thing, but not that it is the other thing:2