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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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But where you say, that of the substance of Christs body no good man judgeth carnally, ne discusseth the unfaithful question (how:) you charge your self very sore in so saying, and seem to make demonstration upon your self, of whom may be sayd, Ex ore tuo te judico. For you both judge carnally in affirming a carnal presence, and a carnal eating,1 and also you discuss this question (how) when you say that Christs body is in the sacrament really, substantially, corporally, carnally, sensible, and naturally, as he was born of the virgin Mary, and suffered on the cross.
But where you say, that of the substaunce of Christes body no good man iudgeth carnally, ne discusseth the vnfaythful question (how:) you charge your selfe very sore in so saying, and seeme to make demonstration vpon your selfe, of whom may be sayd, Ex ore tuo te iudico. For you both iudge carnally in affirming a carnall presence, and a carnall eating,1 and also you discusse this question (how) when you say that Christes body is in the sacrament really, substauncially, corporally, carnally, sensible, and naturally, as he was born of the virgin Mary, and suffered on the cros.
- 1Luk. 19.
And as concerning these words of Christ:1 The words which I do speak be Spirit and life, I have not wrested them with mine own gloss (as you misreport) but I have cited for me the interpretation of the catholic doctors and holy fathers of the church, as I refer to the judgement of the reader.
And as concerning these wordes of Christ: