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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 concerning Cirill ad Calosyrium, would to God that work of Cyril might come abroad, (for I doubt not but it would clearly discuss this matter) but I fear that some Papists will suppress it, that it shall never come to light. And where you say, that Linehood found fault with §6his own country of England, and blamed this realm, because they ham ged up the sacrament, contrary to the use of other countries: You have well excused me, that I am not the first finder of this fault, but many years ago that fault was found, & that it was not the use of other countries to hang it up. And yet the use of other countries was fond enough even as they had charge & commandment from Innocentius the third and Honorius the third.
And concerning Cirill ad Calosyrium, would to God that worke of Cyrill might come abroad, (for I doubt not but it would clerely discusse this matter) but I feare that some Papistes will suppresse it, that it shall neuer come to light. And where you say, that Linehood found fault with §6his owne countrey of England, and blamed this realme, because they hā ged vp the sacrament, contrary to the vse of other countreyes: You haue well excused me, that I am not the first finder of this fault, but many yeares ago that fault was found, & that it was not the vse of other countreys to hang it vp. And yet the vse of other countreys was fonde inough euen as they had charge & commandement from Innocentius the third and Honorius the third.
1And as for the receiving of the Sacrament with fear and trembling §7ought not they that be baptised in their old age, or in years of discretion, come to the water of Baptism with fear and trembling, as well as to the Lords supper? Think you that Simon Magus was not in as great damnation for the unworthy receiving of Baptism, as Judas was for the unworthy receiving of the Lords supper? And yet you will not say, that Christ is really and corporally in the water, but that the washing in the water is an outward signification and figure, declaring what God worketh inwardly in them that truly be baptised. And likewise speaketh this Epistle of the holy communion. For every good christian man ought to come to Christs sacraments, with great fear, humility, faith, love, and charity.