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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 whereas here in this process you attribute unto Christ none other presence in heaven,1 but spiritual, without all manner of grossness or carnality,§2 so that all manner of being is spiritual, and none otherwise then he is in the sacrament, here I join an issue with you for a joint, and for the price of a faggot. I wondered all this while, that you were so ready to grant, that Christ is but after a spiritual manner in the sacrament: and now I wonder no more at that, seeing that you say, he is but after a spiritual manner in heaven. And by this means we may say, that he hath but a spiritual manhood, as you say that he hath in the sacrament but a spiritual body. And yet some carnal thing and grossness he hath in him, for he hath flesh and bones, which spirits lack, except that to all this impiety ⟨p. 143⟩you will add, that his flesh and bones also be spiritual things & not carnal. And it is not without some strange prognostication, that you be now waxed altogether so spiritual.
And wheras here in this processe you attribute vnto Christ none other presence in heauen,1 but spirituall, without all manner of grossenes or carnallity,§2 so that all manner of beyng is spirituall, and none otherwise then he is in the sacramēt, here I ioyn an issue with you for a ioynt, and for the price of a faggot. I wondred all this while, that you were so ready to graunt, that Christ is but after a spirituall manner in the sacrament: and now I wonder no more at that, seyng that you say, he is but after a spirituall maner in heauen. And by this meanes we may say, that he hath but a spirituall manhod, as you say that he hath in the sacrament but a spirituall body. And yet some carnall thing and grossenes he hath in him, for he hath flesh and bones, which spirites lack, except that to all this impietye ⟨p. 143⟩you will adde, that his flesh and bones also be spirituall thinges & not carnall. And it is not without some strange prognosticatiō, that you be now waxed altogither so spirituall.