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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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In this habit when he had stood a good space upon the stage, turning to a pillar near adjoining thereunto, he lifted up his hands to heaven, and prayed to God once or twice: till at the length Doct. Cole coming into the Pulpit, and beginning his Sermon, entered first into mention of Tobias and Zechariah. Whom after that he had praised in the beginning of his Sermon, for their perseverance in the true worshipping of God, he then divided his whole Sermon into three parts (according to the solemn custom of the Schools) intending to speak first of the mercy of God,1 secondly of his Justice to be showed: and last of all, how the Princes secretes are not to be opened. And proceeding a little from the beginning, he took occasion by and by to turn his tale to Cranmer, 2and with many ho•e words reproved him, that once he being endued with the favour and feeling of wholesome and Catholic doctrine, fell into the contrary opinion of pernicious error, which he had only defended by writings, and all his power: but also allured other men to the like, with great liberality of gifts, as it were, appointing rewards for error: and after he had allured them, by all means did cherish them.
In this habite when hee had stoode a good space vpon the stage, turnyng to a piller neare adioyning thereunto, he lifted vp his handes to heauen, and prayed to God once or twise: till at the length Doct. Cole commyng into the Pulpit, and begynnyng his Sermon, entred first into mention of Tobias and Zachary. Whom after that he had praysed in the begynnyng of his Sermon, for their perseueraunce in the true worshyppyng of God, he then deuided his whole Sermon into thrée partes (accordyng to the solemne custome of the Schooles) entendyng to speake first of the mercy of God,1 secondly of his Iustice to be shewed: and last of all, how the Princes secretes are not to be opened. And procéedyng a litle from the begynnyng, hee tooke occasion by and by to turne his tale to Cranmer, 2and with many ho•e wordes reproued him, that once he beyng endued with the fauour and féelyng of holesome and Catholicke doctrine, fell into the contrary opiniō of pernitious errour, which he had onely defended by writynges, and all his power: but also allured other men to the like, with great liberalitie of giftes, as it were, appointyng rewardes for errour: and after he had allured them, by all meanes did cherish them.