A19563:928
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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Winchester.
In the lxxiiii, leaf this author goeth about to give a general solution to all that may be said of Christs being in earth, in heaven, or in the sacrament: and giveth instructions how these words of Christs divine nature, figuratively, spiritually, really, carnally, corporally, may be placed: and thus he saith: Christ in his divine nature may be said §1to be in the earth, figuratively in the sacrament, spiritually in the man that receiveth, but really, carnally, corporally, only in heaven. Let us consider the placing of these terms. When we say, Christ is in his divine nature every where, is he not really also every where,1 according to the true essence of his godhead: in deed every where? that is to say, not in fantasy, nor imagination, but verily, truly, and therefore really as we believe so in deed every where? And when Christ is spiritually in good men by grace, is not Christ in them really by grace? but in fantasy and imagination? And therefore what soever this author saith, the word really may not have such restraint to be referred only to heaven, unless the author would deny that substance of the godhead, which as it comprehendeth all being incomprehensible, & is every where without limitation of place, so as it is, truly it is, in deed is, and therefore really is, and therefore of Christ must be said, wheresoever he is in his divine nature by power or grace, he is there really, whether we speak of heaven or earth.
In the lxxiiii, leaf this author goeth about to geue a generall solution to all that may be sayd of Christes beyng in earth, in heauen, or in the sacrament: and geueth iustructions how these wordes of Christs diuine nature, figuratiuely, spiritually, really, carnally, corporally, may be placed: and thus he sayth: Christ in his diuine nature may be sayed §1