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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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All that you have these many years gathered together for your purpose, or that can be gathered, may be well trussed up in a very small fardel, and very easily borne and carried away. For any weight that is therein. For your doings be like to him, that would fain seem to have some thing, and having nothing else, filleth a great male full of straw, that men should think he carried some thing, where indeed a little budget had ben sufficient for so much in value.
ALl that you haue these many yeres gathered togither for your purpose, or that can be gathered, may be well trussed vp in a very small fardell, and very easely borne and caried away. For any weight that is therin. For your doinges bee like to him, that would fayne seme to haue some thing, and hauing nothing els, filleth a great male full of strawe, that men should thynke he caried some thing, where indeed a litle bouget had ben sufficient for so much in value.
And as for your own doctrine, it is so strange, that neither it agreeth with the scripture, nor with the old catholic church, nor yet with the later church or congregation of the Papists: but you stand post alone, after the fall of the Papistical doctrine, as sometime an old post standeth when the building is overthrown.
And as for your owne doctrine, it is so straunge, that neither it agreeth with the scripture, nor with the old catholike churche, nor yet with the later church or congregation of the Papistes: but you stand poste alone, after the fall of the Papisticall doctrine, as sometime an old poste standeth when the building is ouerthrowen.
And where you say, that since Christs time there is no mo but six, that have affirmed the doctrine that I have taught, all that have been learned, and have read the old authors of the catholic church, may evidently see the contrary, That sithens Christs time the doctrine of my book was ever the catholic and public received faith of the church, until Nicholas the seconds time, who compelled Berengarius to make such a devilish recantation,