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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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Augustine and Theodoret count it a certain kind of worshipping the signs, the reverent esteeming of them above other common & profane things, & yet the same principally to be referred to the celestial things represented by the signs: and therefore sayeth S. Augustin (potius) rather. And this worship is as well in the sacrament of baptism, as in the sacrament of Christs body and blood. And therefore although whosoever is baptised unto Christ, or eateth his flesh, & drinketh his blood in his holy supper do first honour him, yet is he corporally and carnally neither in the supper, nor in baptism, but spiritually and effectually.
Augustine and Theodoret count it a certayn kind of worshiping the signes, the reuerent esteming of them aboue other common & prophane things, & yet ye same principally to be referred to ye celestial thīgs represented by ye signs: and therfore sayeth S. Augustin (potius) rathar. And this worship is as wel in ye sacramēt of baptisme, as in the sacrament of Christs body and bloud. And therfore although whosoeuer is baptised vnto Christ, or eateth his flesh, & drinketh his bloud in his holy supper do first honor him, yet is he corporally and carnally neither in the supper, nor in baptisme, but spiritually and effectually.
Now where you leave the judgment of Theodoret to the reader, even so do I also, not doubting but the indifferent reader shall soon espy, how little cause you have so to boast, and blow out your vain glorious words as you do. But hear now what followeth next in my book.
Now where you leaue the iudgment of Theodoret to the reader, euen so do I also, not doubting but the indifferent reader shall soone espy, how litle cause you haue so to boast, and blow out your vayne glorious wordes as you do. But heare now what followeth next in my booke.