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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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Caunterbury.
This is a pretty sleight of you to passover the authors name, saying that you found it so alleged in an author, and tell not in what author. There is surely some hid mystery in this matter, that you would not have his name known. For if you had found any approved author, who had fathered these words upon Theophilus Alexandrinus, I doubt not but I should have herd him here named, it should have served so much for your purpose. For to what purpose should you conceal his name if you had any such author? But shall I open the mystery of this matter? Shall I by conjectures tell the author which you followed, as you by conjecture gathered of him the name of Theophilus? Thomas de Aquino in his cathena aurea citeth the words by you alleged in these letters:1 Theoph. which letters be indifferent aswell to Theophilus, as to Theophilactes, so that you might have christened the child whether you would ⟨p. 198⟩by the name of Theophilus or of Theophilactus. And because Theophilus was a more ancient author, and of more learning and estimation then was Theophilact, therefore the name pleased you better, to give more credit to your sayings and so of Theoph you made the whole name Theophilus. And because one Theophilus was a bishop of Alexandria, you added as it were his sir name, calling him Theophilus Alexand•inus. And if Thomas was not the author which you followed in this matter, peradventure it might be doctor Fisher sometime bishop of Rochester,