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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 mine issue in this place is no more, but to prove that these sayings §3of Christ, This is my body, This is my blood, be figurative speeches, signifying that the bread representeth Christs body, and the wine his blood which for as much as you confess, there needed no great contention in this point, but that you would seem in words to vary, where we agree in the substance of the matter, and so take occasion to make a long book, where a short would have served.
And mine issue in this place is no more, but to proue that these sayings §3of Christ, This is my body, This is my bloud, be figuratiue speaches, signifying that the bread representeth Christes body, and the wine his bloud which for as much as you confesse, ther neded no great contention in this poynt, but that you would seme in wordes to vary, where we agre in the substance of the matter, and so take occasion to make a longe booke, where a short would haue serued.
And as for the exclusion (only) many of the authors (as I proved before)§4 ⟨p. 129⟩have the same exclusive, or other words equivalent thereto. And as for the sacramental signs, they be only figures. And of the presence of Christs body, your self hath this exclusive, that Christ is but after a spiritual manner present, and I say he is but spiritually present.
And as for the exelucion (onely) many of the authors (as I proued before)§4 ⟨p. 129⟩haue the same exclusiue, or other wordes equiualent therto. And as for the sacramentall signes, they be onely figures. And of the presence of Christes body, your selfe hath this exclusiue, that Christ is but after a spirituall maner present, and I say he is but spiritually present.