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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.
Because this author who hitherto hath answered none substantially, would nevertheless ⟨p. 205⟩be seen to answer all, he windeth up six of them in one fardel, S. Augustine, §1Sedulius, Leo, Fulgentius, Cassiodorus, and Gregorius,1 and dispatcheth them all with an (ut supra:) and among them I think he would have knit up all the rest of the learned men of all ages, amongst whom I know none that write, as this Author doth of the Sacrament, or impugneth the Catholic faith as this author doth by the envious name of Papists. Sense Christs time there is no memory more §2than of six, that have affirmed that doctrine which this author would have called now the Catholic doctrine, and yet not written by them of one sort, neither received in belief in public profession.
Bicause this author who hitherto hath answered none substancially, would neuerthelesse ⟨p. 205⟩be seene to aunswer all, he windeth vp sixe of them in one fardell, S. Augustine, §1Sedulius, Leo, Fulgentius, Cassiodorus, and Gregorius,1 and dispatcheth them all with an (ut supra:) and among them I think he would haue knitte vp all the rest of the learned men of all ages, amonges whome I know none that write, as this Author doth of the Sacrament, or impugneth the Catholique fayth as this author doth by the enuious name of Papistes. Sence Christes time there is no memory more