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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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Canterbury.
I Ask no more of the reader, but to read my book, and then to judge how much I am troubled with this author. And why may not I cite the greek commentaries for testimony of the truth? Is this to be termed a calling for aid? Why is not then the allegation of all authors a calling for aid. Is not your doing rather a calling for aid, when you be fain to fly for succour to Martin Luther, Bucer, Melanchthon, Epinius, Jonah, Peter Martyr, and such other, whom all the world knoweth you never favoured, but ever abhorred their names? May not this be termed a calling for aid when you be driven to such a straight and need, that you be glad to cry to such men for help, whom ever you have hindered and defamed as much as lay in you to do?
I Aske no more of the reader, but to read my book, and thē to iudge how much I am troubled with this author. And why may not I cite ye grek commentaryes for testimony of the truth? Is this to be termed a callyng for ayd? Why is not then the allegation of all authors a calling for ayde. Is not your doing rather a caling for ayd, when you be fayne to flye for succor to Martin Luther, Bucer, Melancthon, Epinius, Ionas, Peter Marter, and such other, whom al the world knoweth you neuer fauored, but euer abhorred their names? May not this be termed a calling for ayd when you be driuen to such a straight and need, that you be glad to cry to such men for helpe, whom euer you haue hindered and defamed asmuch as lay in you to do?
And as for pleading of those words, (really, corporally, sensibly and naturally) they be your own terms, and the terms wherein resteth the whole contention between you and me: and should you be offended because I speak of those terms? It appeareth now that you be loth to here ⟨p. 156⟩