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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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And here you begin to smack of some true understanding, when you ⟨p. 178⟩say that Christ dwelleth in them that worthily receive the sacrament, so that you would add thereto, that he dwelleth not only in them when they receive the sacrament, but whensoever by a lively faith, they spiritually eat his flesh and drink his blood.
And here you begin to smacke of some true vnderstanding, when you ⟨p. 178⟩say that Christ dwelleth in them that worthely receaue the sacrament, so that you would adde therto, that he dwelleth not onely in them when they receaue the sacrament, but whensoeuer by a liuely fayth, they spiritually eate his flesh and drincke his bloud.
And where you say, that by the variety of my doctrine it appeareth that I am not yet determined whether to go, you keep still your old conditions and show your self to be always one man, in this point to charge other men with your own faults. For where as my doctrine is thoroughly uniform and constant, yours is so variable and uncertain, that you agree with no man, nor with your self neither, as I intend by gods grace particularly to set out in the end of my book.
And where you say, that by the variety of my doctrine it appeareth that I am not yet determined whether to go, you keepe still your olde conditions and shew your selfe to be alwayes one man, in this poynt to charge other men with your owne faultes. For where as my doctrine is throwly vniforme and constant, yours is so variable and vncertayne, that you agree with no man, nor with your selfe neyther, as I entend by gods grace particulerly to set out in the ende of my booke.