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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.
1As for Basil, Gregory Nissen, and Gregory Nazianzen, this author saith they speak little of this matter, and indeed they spake not so much as other do, but that they speak is not discrepant, nor contrarieth not that other afore them had written. For in the old church, the truth of this mystery was never impugned openly and directly §1that we read of, before Berengarius. v. C. years past, and secretly by one Bertram before that, but only by the Messalians, who said the corporal eating did neither good nor hurt.
1As for Basill, Gregory Nissen, and Gregory Nazianzen, this author sayth they speake little of this matter, and indeede they spake not so much as other doe, but that they speake is not discrepant, nor contrarieth not that other afore them had written. For in the olde church, the truth of this mistery was neuer impugned openly and directly §1that we reade of, before Berengarius. v. C. yeares past, and secretly by one Bertrame before that, but onely by the Messalians, who sayd the corporall eating did neither good nor hurt.
- 1Basilius. Grego. Nissenus. Grego. Nazianzenus. Messaliani heretici.