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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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Now all these things considered, who having either wit or good opinion of the Apostles and their disciples, can think that they should write any such epistles?
Now all these things considered, who hauing either wit or good opinion of the Apostles and their disciples, can thinke that they should write any such epistles?
But the Epistle of S. Clement (say you) speaketh not of bread,1 what §2was it then I pray you that he meant, when he spake of the broken pieces in the Lords supper? If it were not bread, it must be some other thing which Christ did eat at that supper. Peradventure you will say (as some stick not to say now a days) that Christ had some other meat at that supper then bred as if he fared daintily (which we never read) you might imagine he had capon, partridge, or fesaunt, or if he fared hardly, at the least you would say he had cheese to eat with his bread, because you will defend that he did not eat dry bread alone. Such vain phantasies men may have, that will speak without Gods word, which maketh mention in that holy supper of nothing, but of bread and wine. But let it be that Christ had as many dishes as you can devise, yet I trust you will not say, that he called all those his body, but only the bread. And so S. Clement speaking of the broken pieces of the Lords body, of the residue and fragments of the Lords body, of the portion and leaving of the Lords body, must needs speak all this of bread. And thus is if manifest false that you say, that the epistle of Clement speaketh nothing of bread.
But the Epistle of S. Clement (say you) speaketh not of bread,1 what §2was it then I pray you that he ment, when he spake of the brokē peces in the Lords supper? Yf it were not bread, it must be some other thing which Christ did eat at that supper. Paraduēture you will say (as some stick not to say now a dayes) that Christ had some other meat at that supper then bred as if he fared daintely (which we neuer read) you might imagine he had capon, partrich, or fesaunt, or if he fared hardly, at the least you would say he had cheese to eat with his bread, because you will defend that he did not eat dry bread alone. Such vayne phantasies men may haue, that will speak without Gods word, which maketh mention in that holy supper of nothing, but of bread and wine. But let it be that Christ had as many dishes as you can deuise, yet I trust you will not say, that he called all those his body, but onely the bread. And so S. Clement speaking of the broken peeces of the Lords body, of the residue and fragments of the Lords body, of the portion and leauing of the Lords body, must needes speak all this of bread. And thus is if manifest false that you say, that the epistle of Clement speaketh nothing of bread.