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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1I will pass over here to aggravate yt matter, how untruly you add §4to my words this word (only) in an hundred places, where I say not so: what true and sincere dealing this is, let all men judge.
1I will passe ouer here to aggrauate yt matter, how vntruely you adde §4to my wordes this word (onely) in an hundred places, where I say not so: what true and sinsere dealing this is, let all men iudge.
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Now as concerning my coupling together of the ii. sacraments of baptism, and of the body and blood of Christ, Emissene himself coupleth them both together in this place, & saith, that the one is like the other, without putting any difference, even as I truly recited him. So that there appeareth neither malice nor ignorance in me, but in you adding at your pleasure such things, as Emissen saith not, (to deceive the simple reader) and adding such your own inventions, as be neither true nor catholic, appeareth much shift and craft joined with untruth and infidelity.
Now as concerning my coupling togither of the ii. sacraments of baptisme, and of the body and bloud of Christ, Emissene himself coupleth thē both together in this place, & sayth, that the one is like the other, without putting any difference, euen as I truely recited him. So that there appereth neither malice nor ignorāce in me, but in you adding at your pleasure such things, as Emissen saith not, (to deceaue the simple reader) and adding such your own inuentions, as be neither true nor catholick, appereth much shift and craft ioyned with vntruth and infidelity.