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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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ON what a wrangling and wresting is here made? What crooks be cast?1 what leaping about is here, to avoid a foil? And yet I refer to any indifferent man that shall read the place of Tertullian, to judge whether you have truly expounded him, or in the wrestling with him be §1quite overthrown, and have a flat fall upon your back. For Tertullian saith not, that the bread was a figure of Christs body only in the prophet. (as you expound Tertullian) but saith, that bred and wine were figures in the old testament, and so taken in the prophets, and now be figures again in the new testament, & so used of Christ himself in his last supper.
ON what a wrangling and wrasting is here made? What crookes be cast?1 what leaping about is here, to auoyde a foyle? And yet I refer to any indifferent man that shall reade the place of Tertullain, to iudge whether you haue truely expounded him, or in the wrastling with him be §1quite ouerthrowen, and haue a flat fall vpon your backe. For Tertullian sayth not, that the bread was a figure of Christs body only in the prophet. (as you expound Tertullian) but sayth, that bred and wine were figures in the old testament, and so taken in the prophets, and now be figures agayne in ye new testament, & so vsed of Christ himself in his last supper.
- 1Tertullian saith not, an only figure.
And where Tertullian saith, that Christ made bread his body, he expoundeth him self how Christ made bread his body, adding by and by these words, That is to say, a figure of his body. But if thou canst forbear good reader (when thou readest the fond handling of Tertullian by this ignorant and subtle lawyer) I pray thee laugh not, for it is no matter to be laughed at, but to be sorrowed, that the most ancient authors of Christs church should thus be eluded in so weighty causes. O Lord, what shall these men answer to thee at the last day, when no cavillations shall have place? These be Tertullians words. Jesus taking bread, and distributing it among his disciples, made it his body, saying: This is my body, that is to say a figure of my body.