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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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This translation differeth from mine other, whereat this author findeth fault, but wherein? the word (Vero) was in the other copy an adjective, and I joined it with (Misterio) & therefore said the true mystery: which word (mystery) needed no such adjective (true), for every mystery is true of it self. But to say, as Hilary truly correct saith, that we receive under the mystery, truly, the flesh of Christs body, that word (truly,) so placed, setteth forth lively the real presence, and substantial presence, of that is received,§3 and repeateth again the same that was before said, to the more vehemency of it. So as this correction is better then my first copy, and according to this correction, is Hilarius alleged by Melanchthon to Decolampadius: for the same purpose I allege him. An other alteration in the translation thou seest reader in the word (Perfectae) which §4in my copy was (Perfecta) and so was joined to (Proprietas) which now in the genitive case joined to (Unitatis) giveth an excellent sense to the dignity of the Sacrament, how the natural propriety by the Sacrament, is a Sacrament of perfect unity, so as the perfect unity of us with Christ,1 is to have his flesh in us and to have Christ bodily and naturally dwelling in us by his manhood, as he dwelleth in us spiritually by his Godhead:§5 and now I speak in such phrase as Hilary and Cyril speak, and use the words, whatsoever this author saith, as I will justify by their plain words.
This translation differeth from myne other, wherat this author findeth fault, but wherin? the word (Vero) was in the other coppy an adiectiue, and I ioyned it wyth (Misterio) & therfore sayd the true mistery: which word (mistery) needed no such adiectiue (true), for euery mistery is true of it selfe. But to say, as Hilary truely correct sayth, that we receyue vnder the mistery, truely, the flesh of Christes body, that word (truely,) so placed, setteth forth liuely the reall presence, and substantiall presence, of that is receiued,§3 and repeteth agayne the same that was before sayd, to the more vehemency of it. So as this correction is better then my first copy, and according to this correction, is Hilarius alleaged by Melancthon to Decolampadius: for the same purpose I alleage him. An other alteration in the translation thou séest reader in the word (Perfectae) which