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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 where you say, that in the holy Supper men use their mouth and teeth, truth it is that they so do, but to chaw the Sacrament, not the body of Christ. And if they do not tear that most precious body and blood, why say you then that they eat the body of Christ, as eating is taken in common speech? And wherefore doth that false Papistical faith of Pope Nicolas,1 (which you wrongfully call Catholic,) teach that Christs body is torn with the teeth of the faythfull? De consecr. dist. 2. Ego.2
And where you say, that in the holy Supper men vse their mouth and teeth, truth it is that they so do, but to chawe the Sacramēt, not ye body of Christ. And if they doo not teare that most precious body and bloud, why say you then that they eate the body of Christ, as eatyng is taken in cōmon speech? And wherefore doth that false Papisticall fayth of Pope Nicolas,1 (which you wrongfully call Catholike,) teach that Christs body is torne with the teeth of the faythfull? De consecr. dist. 2. Ego.2
- 1Nicolas the second.Nycolas the second.
- 2De consecr, dist, 2. Ego.
Now follow the particular authorities, which I have alleged for the interpretation of Christs words, which if you had well considered, you would not have said (as you do) that I wrested Christs words with mine own gloss. For I begin with Origene, saying:
Now folowe the particular authorities, which I haue alleaged for the interpretation of Christes wordes, which if you had well considered, you would not haue sayd (as you doe) that I wrasted Christes wordes with mine owne glose. For I beginne with Origene, saying: