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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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Era. Thy saying seem true & according to reason, but after he was ascended ⟨p. 130⟩up into heaven, I think thou wilt not say, that his body was not turned into the nature of his godhead.
Era. Thy saying seeme true & according to reason, but after he was ascended ⟨p. 130⟩vp into heauen, I thinke thou wilt not say, that his body was not tourned into the nature of his godhead.
Orth. I would not so say for the persuasion of mans reason: nor I am not so arrogant and presumptuous, to affirm any thing which scripture passeth over in silence. But I have heard S. Paul cry,1 that God hath ordained a day when he will judge all the world in justice, by that man which he appointed before, performing his promise to all men, and raising him from death. I have learned also of the holy angels,2 that he will come a•ter that fashion, as his disciples saw him go to heaven. But they saw a nature of a certain bigness, not a nature which had no bigness. I heard furthermore the lord say, You shall see the son of man come in the clouds of heaven.3 And I know that every thing that men see, hath a certain bigness. For that nature that hath no bigness, can not be seen. Moreover to sit in the throne of glory, and to set the Lambs upon his right hand, and the goats upon his left hand, signifieth a thing that hath quantity and bigness. Hitherto have I rehearsed Theodoretus words, and shortly after Eranistes saith.