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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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Now hear what other authors I do here allege.
Now heare what other authors I do here alleadge.
And saint Cyprian the holy martyr saith of this matter,1 that Christs blood is showed in the wine, and the people in the water, that is mixed with the wine: so that the mixture of the water to the wine, signifieth the spiritual commixtion and joining of us unto Christ.
And saynt Ciprian the holy marter sayth of this matter,1 that Christs bloud is shewed in the wine, and the people in the water, that is mixt with the wine: so that the mixture of the water to the wine, signifieth the spirituall commixtion and ioyning of vs vnto Christ.
- 1Ciprianus. lib. 2. Epistola. 3.
By which similitude Cyprian meant not, that the blood of Christ is wine, or the people water, but as the water doeth signify and represent the people, so doeth the wine signify and represent Christs blood: and the uniting of the water and wine together, signifieth the uniting of Christian people unto Christ himself.
By which similitude Ciprian ment not, that the bloud of Christ is wine, or the people water, but as the water doeth signifie and represent the people, so doeth the wine signify and represent Christs bloud: and the vniting of the water and wine together, signifieth the vniting of Christian people vnto Christ himselfe.