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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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AS for Damascene needeth no further answer, then I have made in my former book. But I pray the reader, that he will diligently examine the place, and so to be an indifferent auditor betwixt us two.
AS for Damascene needeth no further aunswer, then I haue made in my former booke. But I pray the reader, that he will diligently examine ye place, and so to be an indifferent auditour betwixt vs two.
Now when you be called to account for the number of substances in the Sacrament, I perceive by your wrangling, that you be somewhat moved with this audit, for because you be called to account. And I can not blame you, though it somewhat grieve you, for it toucheth the very quick. And although I my self can right well understand your numbers, that when you name but one, you mean four, yet you should have considered before hand, to whom your book was written. You wrote to plain simple people in the english tongue, which understand no further but one to be one, and four to be four. And therefore when you say there is but one, and mean four, you attemper not your speech to the capacities of them to whom you write.
Now when you be called to accompt for the number of substaunces in the Sacramēt, I perceaue by your wrangling, that you be somewhat moued with this audite, for bycause you be called to accompt. And I can not blame you, though it somewhat greeue you, for it toucheth the very quicke. And although I my selfe can right well vnderstand your numbers, that when you name but one, you meane fower, yet you should haue considered before hand, to whome your booke was written. You wrote to playne simple people in the english tongue, which vnderstande no further but one to be one, and fower to be fower. And therfore when you say there is but one, and meane fower, you attemper not your speach to the capacities of them to whome you write.