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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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1Last of all, the author busieth himself with Damascene, and goeth about to answer him by making of a sum, which sum is so wrong accounted, that every man that readeth Damascene, may be auditor to control it. And this will I say, Damascene, writeth so evidently in the matter, that Peter Martyr, for a shift is fain to find fault in his judgement and age, and yet he is .viii. C. years old at the least and I say at the least, because he is relieved of sum half as old again. And what ⟨p. 209⟩so ever his judgement were, he writeth as Melancton saith, his testimony of the faith of the Sacrament, as it was in his time. I would write in here Damascene's words, to compare them with the sum collected by this author, whereby to disprove his particulars plainly, but the words of Damascene be to be read, translated already abroad.
1Last of all, the author bussieth himselfe with Damascene, and goeth about to aunswer hym by making of a summe, which summe is so wrong accompted, that euery man that readeth Damascene, may be auditour to controule it. And this will I say, Damascene, writeth so euidently in the matter, that Peter Martyr, for a shift is fayne to finde fault in his iudgement and age, and yet he is .viii. C. yeares olde at the least and I say at the least, because he is relieued of summe halfe as old agayne. And what ⟨p. 209⟩so euer his iudgement were, he writeth as Melancton sayth, his testimony of the fayth of the Sacrament, as it was in his time. I would write in here Damasceus wordes, to compare them with the summe collected by this author, wherby to disproue his particulars playnly, but the wordes of Damascene be to be redde, translated already abrode.