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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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Nor S. Augustine never wrote in all his long works as you do, that §5Christ is in the sacrament corporally, carnally, or naturally, or that he is so eaten, nor, I dare boldly say he never thought it. For if he had, he would not have written so plainly (as he doth in the places by me alleged) that we must beware, that we take not literally, any thing that is spoken figuratively. And specially he would not have expressed by name the words of eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood, and have said, that they be figurative speeches. But S. Augustine doth not only tell how we may not take those words, but also he declareth how we ought to take ⟨p. 119⟩and understand the eating of Christs flesh and drinking of his blood, which (as he saith) is this, To keep in our minds to our great comfort & profit, that Christ was crucified and shed his blood for us, and so to be partakers of his passion. This saith S. Augustine is to eat his flesh and to drink his blood.
Nor S. Augustine neuer wrote in all his long works as you do, that §5Christ is in the sacrament corporally, carnally, or naturally, or that he is so eaten, nor, I dare boldly say he neuer thought it. For if he had, he would not haue written so playnly (as he doth in the places by me alleadged) yt we must beware, that we take not litterally, any thing that is spoken figuratiuely. And specially he would not haue expressed by name ye wordes of eating Christes flesh and drinking his bloud, and haue sayd, that they be figuratiue speches. But S. Augustine dooth not onely tell how we may not take those words, but also he declareth how we ought to take ⟨p. 119⟩and vnderstand the eating of Christes flesh and drinking of his bloud, which (as he sayth) is this, To keep in our mindes to our great comfort & profite, that Christ was crucified and shed his bloud for vs, and so to be partakers of his passion. This sayth S. Augustine is to eat his flesh and to drinke his bloud.