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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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Winchester.
Of Tertullian I have spoken before, and so hath this author also forgotten here one notable thing in Tertullian,1 where Tertullian saith, that Christ made the bread his §1body, not only called it so, as appear by Tertullians words reported by this author before. This note that I make now of Tertullian, maketh against this authors purpose, §2but yet it maketh with the truth, which (this author) should not impugn. The second §3note gathered of Tertullian by this author is not true: for Christ called it his body, and §4made it his body, as Tertullian saith. And the third note of this author is in controversy of reading, and must be so understanded, as may agree with the rest of Tertullians §5sayings, which after my reading, doth evidently prove, and at the least doth not improve the catholic doctrine of Christs church universally received, although it improveth yet which this author calleth here our catholic doctrine most imprudently and untruly reporting the same.
Of Tertullian I haue spoken before, and so hath this author also forgottē here one notable thing in Tertullian,1 where Tertullian sayth, that Christ made the bread his §1body, not only called it so, as appeare by Tertullians words reported by this author before. This note that I make now of Tertullian, maketh agaynst this authors purpose,