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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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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 ⟨p. 122⟩very body, which was no material bread, but this word, (bread) then did Christ make this word bread his body, and converted this word bread in to the substance of his body. This is the conclusion of your subtle sophistication of Tertullians words.
Heare 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 speach to say (the first,) where is but one. And Tertullian speaketh of (this) in Christes wordes, when he sayd, This is my body, and you referre them to the Prophets wordes, which be not there, but the spoken of long after. And if you had not forgotten your gramer, and all kind of speach, or els hurled away altogether purposely to serue your owne wilfull deuise, you would haue referred the demonstration of his antecedent before, and not to a thing that in order commeth long after. And bread in the prophet was but a figuratiue speach, but in Christes wordes was not onely a figuratiue speach, but also a figuratiue thing, that is to say, very materiall bread, which by a figuratiue speach Christ ordeyned to be a figure and a sacrament of his body. For as the Prophet by this word (bread) figured Christes body so did Christ himsef institute very materiall bread, to be a figure of his body in the sacrament. But you referre (this) to the bread in the Prophet, which Christ spake (as Tertullian sayth) of the bread in the gospell. And Christes wordes must needes be vnderstanded of the bread which he gaue to his Apostles, in the time of the gospell after he had ended the supper of the law. And if Christ made the bread in the prophet his