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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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It were to long to repeat all things, that in long order were then pronounced. The sum of this tripartite declamation was,1 that he said Gods mercy was so tempered with his Justice, that he did not altogether require punishment according to the merits of offenders, nor yet sometimes suffered the same altogether to go unpunished, yea though they had repented. As in David, who when he was bidden choose of three kinds of punishments which he would, & he had chosen Pestilence for three days: the Lord forgave ⟨image 13⟩gave him half the time, but didn't release all: And that the same thing came to pass in him also, to whom although pardon and reconciliation was due according to the Canons, seeing he repented from his errors: yet there were causes, why the Queen and the Council at this time judged him to death: of which, lest he should marvel to much, he should hear some.
It were to long to repeate all thyngs, that in long order were then pronounced. The summe of this tripartite declamation was,1 that hee sayd Gods mercy was so tempered with his Iustice, that he did not altogether require punishment according to the merites of offenders, nor yet sometymes suffered the same altogether to goe vnpunished, yea though they had repēted. As in Dauid, who whē he was bidden chuse of thrée kyndes of punishments which he would, & he had chosen Pestilence for thrée dayes: the Lord forgaue ⟨image 13⟩gaue him halfe the tyme, but didnt release all: And that the same thyng came to passe in hym also, to whom although pardon and reconciliation was due accordyng to the Canons, seyng hee repented from his errours: yet there were causes, why the Quéene and the Counsell at this tyme iudged hym to death: of whiche, lest hee should maruell to much, he should heare some.
- 1If Cole gave this judgement upon Cranmer when he had repented, what judgement is then to be given of Cole which always hath p••dured in error, and never yet repented.