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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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But it seemeth by your pen and utterance of this matter,1 that you understand not the ground and cause, whereupon should arise the great fear and trembling in their hearts, that come to receive the sacraments: for you show another consideration thereof, than the scripture doth. For you seem to drive all the cause of fear, to the dignity of the body of Christ, there corporally present and received, but the scripture declareth the fear to rise of the indignity and unworthiness of the receivers. He that eateth and drinketh unworthily (threateneth Gods word) eateth and drinketh his own damnation.
But it semeth by your penne and vtteraunce of this matter,1 that you vnderstand not the ground and cause, wherupon should arise the great feare and trembling in their hartes, that come to receaue ye sacramentes: for you shew another consideration therof, than the scripture doth. For you seeme to driue all the cause of feare, to the dignitie of ye body of Christ, there corporally present and receaued, but ye scripture declareth the feare to ryse of the indignitie and vnworthines of the receauers. He that eateth and drinketh vnworthely (threatneth Gods word) eateth and drinketh his owne damnation.
- 1The causes of fear & trembling.The causes of feare & trembling.