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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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So as this speech having a figure, hath it of necessity, to avoid the absurdity, whereby to signify a multitude of bodies, which is not so, and the sound of the speech christen ears do abhor. But this I ask, where is the matter of this authors note, that bread is called Christs body? where there is no word of bread in the words alleged, and if there were, as there is not, it were worthy no note at all. For that name is not abhorred, and the catholic faith teacheth that the fraction is in the outward sign, and not in the body of Christ, invisibly present, and signified so to be present by that visible sign. The second note of this author is, touching reserving, which Clement might seem to deny, because he ordered the remain, to be received of the clerks, thinking so best: not §5declaring expressly that nothing might be reserved to the use of them that be absent. The contrary whereof, appeareth by Justine the Martyr,1, who testifieth a reservation to be sent to them that were sick, who and they dwell far from the church, as they do in some places, it may by chance in the way, or trouble in the sick man, tarry till the morning or it be received. And Cyril writeth expressly,2 that in case it so doth, the mystical benediction §6(by which terms he calleth the sacrament) remaineth still in force. When this author findeth fault at hanging up of the sacrament, he blameth only his own country and the Isles hereabout, which fault Linnehood, after he had travailed other countries found here, being the manner of custody in reservation otherwise used then in other parties. But one thing this author should have noted of Clements words, when he speaketh of fearing and trembling, which and the bread were never the holier, as this §7author teacheth, and but only a signification, why should any man fear or tremble more ⟨p. 145⟩§8in their presence, then he doth when he heareth of Christs supper, the gospel red, or himself or an other saying his Creed, which in words signify as much as the bread doth if it be but a signification? And Peter Martyr saith,