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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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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.
And the same saint Cyprian in an other place, writing here of saith,1 that Christ in his last supper, gave to his apostles with his own hands bread and wine, which he called his flesh and blood, but in the cross he gave his very body, to be wounded with the hands of the soldiers, that the apostles might declare to the world how and in what manner bread and wine may be the flesh and blood of Christ. And the manner he straight ways declareth thus, that those things which do signify, and those things which be signified by them, may be both called by one name.
And the same saynt Ciprian in an other place, writing here of sayth,1 that Christ in his last supper, gaue to his apostles with his owne handes bread and wine, which he called his flesh and bloud, but in the crosse he gaue his very body, to be wounded with the handes of the souldiours, that the apostles might declare to the world how and in what manner bread and wine may be the flesh and bloud of Christ. And the manner he straight wayes declareth thus, that those things which do signifye, and those thinges which be signified by them, may be both called by one name.