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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 yet if the example were like, he should be an evil translator, or rather a corrupter, that for (a dextris virtutis Dei) would translate (a dextris Dei) or contrary wise.1 And therefore all translators in those places follow the words as they be, & be not so arrogant to alter one title in them, thereby to make them one in words, although the thing in substance be one. For words had ⟨p. 200⟩not their signification of the substances, or of things only, but of the qualities, manners, respects, and considerations. And so may one word signify divers things, & one thing be signified by divers words. And therefore he that should for on word take an other, because they be both referred to one substance (as you have done in this place) should make a goodly year of work of it, not much unlike to him that should burn his house, and say he made it, because the making & burning was both in one matter and substance.
And yet if the example were like, he should be an euill translator, or rather a corrupter, yt for (a dextris virtutis Dei) would trāslate (a dextris Dei) or cōtrary wise.1 And therfore all trāslators in those places folow ye wordes as they be, & be not so arrogāt to alter one title in thē, therby to make thē one in wordes, although ye thing in substaunce be one. For wordes had ⟨p. 200⟩not theyr signification of the substances, or of thinges onely, but of the qualities, maners, respectes, and considerations. And so may one word signifie diuers thinges, & one thing be signified by diuers wordes. And therfore he that should for on word take an other, because they be both referred to one substaunce (as you haue done in this place) should make a goodly yere of worke of it, not much vnlike to him that should burne his house, and say he made it, because the making & burning was both in one matter and substaunce.
- 1A dextris dei. A dextris vertutis dei.