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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 in his book De sacramentis (if that be also his) he writeth thus.1 Thou dost receive the sacrament for a similitude of the flesh and blood of Christ, but thou dost obtain the grace and virtue of his true nature.
And in his booke De sacramentis (if that be also his) he writeth thus.1 Thou doost receiue the sacrament for a similitud of the flesh and bloud of Christ, but thou doost obtayne the grace and vertue of his true nature.
- 1De sacramentis lib. 6. cap. 3.
And receiving the bread, in that food thou art partaker of his godly substance. And in the same book he saith, As thou hast in baptism received the similitude of death, so likewise dost thou in the sacrament drink the similitude of Christs precious blood. And again he sayeth in the said book.1 The priest saith: Make unto us this oblation to be acceptable,2 which is the figure of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
And receiuing the bread, in that foode thou art partaker of his godly substaunce. And in the same booke he sayth, As thou hast in baptisme reciued the similitude of death, so likewise dost thou in the sacramēt drink the similitude of Christes precious bloud. And agayne he sayeth in the sayd booke.1 The priest sayth: Make vnto vs this oblation to be acceptable,2