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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 where you say, that upon occasion of this epistle, I speak more reverently of the sacrament, then I do in other places: if you were not given all together to calumniate and deprave my words, you should perceive in all my book thorough (even from the beginning to the end thereof) a constant and perpetual reverence, given unto the sacraments of Christ, such as of duty, all Christian men ought to give.
And where you say, that vpon occasion of this epistle, I speake more reuerently of the sacrament, then I do in other places: if you were not giuen all together to calumniate and depraue my words, you should perceaue in all my booke thorough (euen from the beginning to the end therof) a constant and perpetuall reuerence, giuen vnto the sacramentes of Christ, such as of dutie, all Christian men ought to giue.
Nevertheless you interpret this word (Wherein) far from my meaning. For I mean not that Christ is spiritually either in the table, or in the bread and wine that be set upon the table: but I mean that he is present in the ministration and receiving of that holy supper, according to his own institution and ordinance. Like as in baptism Christ and the holy ghost be not in the water, or font, but be given in the ministration, or to them thant be duly baptised in the water.
Neuerthelesse you interpret this word (Wherin) farre from my meaning. For I meane not that Christ is spiritually eyther in the table, or in the bread and wine that be sette vpon the table: but I meane that he is present in the ministration and receauing of that holy supper, according to his owne institution and ordinaunce. Like as in baptisme Christ and the holy ghost be not in the water, or fonte, but be giuen in the ministration, or to them thāt be duly baptised in the water.