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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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Now this being fully proved, it must needs follow consequently, that this manner of speaking is a figurative speech.1 For in plain, and proper speech, it is not true, to say that bread is Christs body, or wine his blood. For Christs body hath a soul, life, sense, and reason: but bread hath neither soul, life sense, nor reason.
Now this being fully proued, it must needes folow consequently, that this manner of speaking is a figuratiue speach.1 For in playne, and proper speach, it is not true, to say that bread is Christes body, or wine his bloud. For Christes body hath a soule, lyfe, sence, and reason: but bread hath neither soule, lyfe sence, nor reason.
- 1Cap. 9. Bread to my body. Wine to my blood, be figurative speeches.Cap. 9. Bread to my body. Wyne to my bloud, be figuratiue speaches.
Likewise in plain speech it is not true, that we eat Christs body, and drink his blood. For eating & drinking in their proper and usual signification, is with the tongue, teeth, and lips, to swallow, divide, and chaw in pieces: which thing to do to the flesh and blood of Christ, is horrible to be heard of any Christian.
Lykewise in playne speche it is not true, that we eate Christes body, and drinke his bloud. For eating & drinking in their proper and vsuall signification, is with the tongue, teeth, and lyppes, to swallow, diuide, and chawe in peeces: which thinge to do to the flesh and bloud of Christ, is horrible to be heard of any Christian.