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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 as for your colour of Rhetoric which you call Rejection, it is so familiar §5with your self, that you use it commonly in your book, when I allege any author or speak any thing that you can not answer unto.
And as for your coulor of Rhetorick which you cal Reiectiō, it is so familiar §5with your self, that you vse it commonly in your booke, when I alleage any author or speake any thing that you can not answere vnto.
And yet one thing is necessary to admonish the reader, that Ignatius in this epistle entreateth not of the manner of the presence of Christ in the sacrament, but of the manner of his very body, as he was borne of his mother, crucified, and rose again, appeared unto his Apostles, and ascended into heaven. Which things divers heretics said were not done verily in deed, but apparently to mens sights, and that in deed he had no such carnal & corporal body, as he appeared to have. And against such errors speaketh the epistle, and not of the real and corporal presence of Christ in the sacrament although Eucharistia or the sacrament be ordained for a remembrance of that very body, and so hath the name of it, as the sacraments have the names of the things which they signify. But by this so manifest writhing of the mind of Ignatius from the true sense and purpose that was meant, to an other sense and purpose that was not meant, may appear the truth of the Papists, who wrest and misconstrue all old ancient writers and holy doctors to their wicked and ungodly purposes. Next in my book followeth mine answer to Dionysius.
And yet one thing is necessary to admonish the reader, that Ignatius in this epistle entreateth not of ye manner of the presēce of Christ in the sacramēt, but of the maner of his very body, as he was borne of his mother, crucified, and rose agayn, appeared vnto his Apostles, and ascended into heauē. Which things diuers hereticks sayd were not done verily in deed, but apparantly to mens sightes, and that in deed he had no such carnall & corporall body, as he appered to haue. And agaynst such errors speaketh ye epistle, and not of the reall and corporall presence of Christ in the sacramēt although Eucharistia or the sacrament be ordeyned for a remembrance of that very body, and so hath the name of it, as the sacraments haue the names of ye things which they signify. But by this so manifest writhing of the mind of Ignatius from ye true sence and purpose that was ment, to an other sence and purpose that was not ment, may appeare the truth of the Papistes, who wrast and misconstrue all old auncient writers and holy doctors to their wicked and vngodly purposes. Next in my book followeth mine aunswere to Dionisius.