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 JESU 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, not one word added or diminished, but faithfully in all points agreeing with the Original.Revised, and corrected by the said Archbishop at Oxford before his Martyrdom: Wherein he hath beautified Gardiners doings, with asmuch diligence as might be, by applying Notes in the Margin, and marks to the Doctors saying: which before wanted in the first Impression.Hereunto is prefixed the discourse of the said Archbishops life, and Martyrdom, briefly collected out of his History of the Acts and Monuments, and in the end is added certain Notes, wherein Gardiner varied, both from him self, and other Papists, gathered by the said Archbishop.Read with Judgement, and confer with diligence, laying aside all affection on either party, and thou shalt easily perceive (good Reader) how slender and weak the allegations and persuasions of the Papists are, wherewith they go about to defend their erroneous and false doctrine, and to impugn the truth. Anno. M. D. LI.AT LONDON Printed by John Day, dwelling over Aldersgate beneath S. Martins. Anno. 1580.Cum gratia & Privilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.AN AVNSVVERE BY THE REVEREND 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 IESV 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, not one word added or diminished, but faythfully in all pointes agreeyng with the Originall.Reuised, and corrected by the sayd Archbyshop at Oxford before his Martyrdome: Wherein hee hath beautified Gardiners doynges, with asmuch diligence as might be, by applying Notes in the Margent, and markes to the Doctours saying: which before wanted in the first Impression.Hereunto is prefixed the discourse of the sayd Archbyshops lyfe, and Martyrdome, briefly collected out of his Hystory of the Actes and Monumentes, and in the end is added certaine Notes, wherein Gardiner varied, both from him selfe, and other Papistes, gathered by the sayd Archbyshop.Read with Iudgement, and conferre with diligence, laying aside all affection on either partie, and thou shalt easely perceaue (good Reader) how slender and weake the allegations and perswasions of the Papistes are, wherewith they goe about to defende their erroneous and false doctrine, and to impugne the truth. Anno. M. D. LI.AT LONDON Printed by Iohn Daye, dwellyng ouer Aldersgate beneath S. Martines. Anno. 1580.Cum gratia & Priuilegio, Regiae Maiestatis.Title page of An answer, London, 1580An answerAn aunsvvereThomas Cranmer, 1580

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¹The Scripture is plain, and you confess also, that it was bread that §1Christ spake of, when he said, This is my body. And what need we any other scripture to encounter with these words, seeing that all men know that bread is not Christs body, the one having sense and reason, the other none at all? Wherefore in that speech must needs be sought an other sense & meaning, then the words of themselves do give, which is (as all old writers do teach, and the circumstances of the text declare) that the bread is a figure and sacrament of Christs body. And yet as he giveth the bread to §2be eaten with our mouths, so giveth he his very body to be eaten with our faith. And therefore I say, that Christ giveth himself truly to be eaten, chewed, and digested, but all is spiritually with faith, not with mouth. And yet you would bear me in hand, that I say that thing which I say not: that is to say, that Christ did not give his body, but the figure of his body. And because you be not able to confute that I say, you would make me to say that you can confute.

¹THe Scripture is playne, and you confesse also, that it was bread that §1Christ spake of, when he sayd, This is my body. And what nede we any other scripture to encounter with these words, seyng that all men know that bread is not Christes body, the one hauing sense and reason, the other none at all? Wherfore in that speach must nedes be sought an other sence & meanyng, then the wordes of themselues do geue, which is (as all olde writers do teach, and the circumstances of the text declare) that the bread is a figure and sacrament of Christes body. And yet as he geueth the bread to §2be eaten with our mouthes, so geueth he his very body to be eaten with our faith. And therfore I say, yt Christ geueth himselfe truely to be eaten, chawed, and digested, but all is spiritually with fayth, not with mouth. And yet you would beare me in hand, that I say that thing which I say not: that is to say, that Christ did not geue his body, but the figure of his body. And because you be not able to confute that I say, you would make me to say that you can confute.

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