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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 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.
And where Tertullian sayth, that Christ made bread his body, he expoundeth him self how Christ made bread his body, adding by and by these wordes, That is to say, a figure of his body. But if thou caust forbear good reader (when thou readest the fond handling of Tertullian by this ignorant and subtill lawyer) I pray thee laugh not, for it is no matter to be laughed at, but to be sorowed, that the most auncient authors of Christes church should thus be eluded in so weighty causes. O Lord, what shall these men answer to thee at the last day, whan no cauilations shall haue place? These be Tertullians words. Iesus taking bread, and distributing it amōg his disciples, made it his body, saying: This is my body, that is to say a figure of my body.
Hear Tertullian expoundeth not the saying of the Prophet, but the saying of Christ, this is my body. And where Tertullian hath but once the word (This) you say (the first this). And so you make a wise speech to say (the first,) where is but one. And Tertullian speaketh of (this) in Christs words, when he said, This is my body, and you refer them to the Prophets words, which be not there, but the spoken of long after. And if you had not forgotten your grammar, and all kind of speech, or else hurled away altogether purposely to serve your own wilful devise, you would have referred the demonstration of his antecedent before, and not to a thing that in order cometh long after. And bread in the prophet was but a figurative speech, but in Christs words was not only a figurative speech, but also a figurative thing, that is to say, very material bread, which by a figurative speech Christ ordained to be a figure and a sacrament of his body. For as the Prophet by this word (bread) figured Christs body so did Christ himself institute very material bread, to be a figure of his body in the sacrament. But you refer (this) to the bread in the Prophet, which Christ spake (as Tertullian saith) of the bread in the gospel. And Christs words must needs be understanded of the bread which he gave to his Apostles, in the time of the gospel after he had ended the supper of the law. And if Christ made the bread in the prophet his