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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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1The second exhortation is, that next under God you obey your King and Queen willingly and gladly, without murmuring or grudging: not for fear of them only, but much more for the fear of God: knowing that they be Gods Ministers, appointed by God to rule and govern you: and therefore who soever resisteth them, resisteth the ordinance of GOD.
1The second exhortation is, that next vnder God you obey your Kyng and Queene willingly and gladly, without murmuryng or grudgyng: not for feare of them onely, but much more for the feare of God: knowyng that they be Gods Ministers, appointed by God to rule and gouerne you: and therefore who soeuer resisteth them, resisteth the ordinaunce of GOD.
- 1Exhortation to obedience.
1The third exhortation is, that you love altogether like brethren and sisters. For alas, pity it is to see what contention and hatred one Christen man beareth to an other, not taking each other as brother and sister, but rather as strangers and mortal enemies. But I pray you learn and bear well away this one lesson, to do good unto all men, as much as in you lieth, & to hurt no man, no more then you would hurt your own natural loving brother or sister. For this you may be sure of, that who soever hateth any person and goeth about maliciously to hinder or hurt him, surely and without all doubt, God is not with that man, although he think him self never so much in Gods favour.
1The third exhortation is, that you loue altogether lyke brethren and sisters. For alas, pitie it is to see what cōtention and hatred one Christen man beareth to an other, not takyng ech other as brother and sister, but rather as straungers and mortall enemyes. But I pray you learne and beare well away this one lesson, to doe good vnto all men, asmuch as in you lyeth, & to hurt no man, no more then you would hurt your owne naturall louyng brother or sister. For this you may be sure of, that who soeuer hateth any person and goeth about maliciously to hinder or hurt him, surely and without all doubt, God is not with that mā, although he thinke him selfe neuer so much in Gods fauour.