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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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After the same sort the mystery of our redemption, and the passion of our saviour Christ upon the cross, as well in the new, as in the old testament, is expressed and declared by many figures and figurative speeches.
After the same sort the mistery of our redemption, and the passion of our sauiour Christ vpon the crosse, as well in the new, as in the ould testament, is expressed and declared by many figures and figuratiue speaches.
1As the pure Paschal lamb without spot, signified Christ. The effusion of the lambs blood, signified the effusion of Christs blood. And the salvation of the Children of Israel from temporal death by the lambs blood, signified our salvation from eternal death by Christs blood.
1As the pure Paschall lambe without spot, signified Christ. The effusion of the lambes bloud, signified the effusion of Christes bloud. And the saluation of the Children of Israell from temporall death by the lambes bloud, signified our saluation from eternall death by Christes bloud.
- 1The Paschal Lamb.The Pascall Lambe.
And as almighty God passing through Egypt killed all the Egyptians heirs in every house and left not one alive, and nevertheless he passed by the children of Israels houses, where he saw the Lambs blood upon the doors, and hurted none of them, but saved them all by the means of the Lambs blood: so likewise at the last judgement of the whole world, none shall be passed over and saved, but that shall be found marked with the blood of the most pure and immaculate lamb Jesus Christ. And for as much as the shedding of that lambs blood was a token and figure of the shedding of Christs blood than to come: