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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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1Secondly, that he had been an heretic, from whom as from an Author and only fountain, all heretical doctrine and schismatical opinions, that so many years have prevailed in England, did first rise and spring: of which he had not been a secret favourer only, but also a most earnest defender even to the end of his life, sowing them abroad by writings and Arguments, privately and openly, not without great ruin and decay of the Catholic Church.
1Secondly, that he had bene an hereticke, from whom as from an Authour and onely fountaine, all hereticall doctrine and schismaticall opinions, that so many yeares haue preuailed in England, did first rise and spryng: of which he had not bene a secret fauourer onely, but also a most earnest defender euen to the end of his life, sowyng them abroad by writynges and Argumentes, priuately and openly, not without great ruine and decay of the Catholicke Church.
- 1If all heretics in England should be burned, where should Doct. Cole have been ere now.If all heretickes in England should be burned, where should Doct. Cole haue bene ere now.
1And further, it seemed meet, according to the law of equality, that as the death of the Duke of Northumberland of late, made even with Thomas More Chancellor that dyed for the Church, so there should be one that should make even with Fisher of Rochester: and because that Ridley, Hopper, Farrar, were not able to make even with that man, it seemed meet, that Cranmer should be joined to them to fill up this part of equality.
1And further, it séemed méete, accordyng to the law of equalitie, that as the death of the Duke of Northumberland of late, made euen with Thomas More Chauncellour that dyed for the Churche, so there should be one that should make euen with Fisher of Rochester: and because that Ridley, Hoper, Farrar, were not able to make euen with that man, it séemed méete, that Cranmer should be ioyned to them to fill vp this part of equalitie.