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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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A crafty and Sophistical cavillation devised by M. Steven 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 Christ (called by him An explication & assertion thereof) with an answer unto the same, made by the most reverend father in God, Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitan. The title of the book of Steven Gardiner late Bishop of Winchester. ¶ An Explication and assertion of the true catholic faith, touching the most blessed Sacrament of the altar, with confutation of a book written against the same. ¶ The answer of Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, &c.
A craftie and Sophisticall cauillation deuised by M. Steuen Gardiner Doctor of Law, late Bishop of Winchester, against the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament of the body and bloud of our sauiour Christ (called by him An explication & assertion therof) with an aunswer vnto the same, made by the most reuerend father in God, Thomas Archbishop of Caunterbury, Primate of all England and Metropolitane. The title of the booke of Steuen Gardiner late Bishop of Winchester. ¶ An Explication and assertion of the true catholike fayth, touching the most blessed Sacrament of the aulter, with confutation of a booke written against the same. ¶ The aunswer of Thomas Archbishop of Caunterbury, &c.
HERE before the beginning of your book, you have prefixed a goodly title, but it agreeth with the argument and matter thereof, as water agreeth with the fire. For your book is so far from an explication and assertion of the true catholic faith in the matter of the sacrament, that it is but a crafty cavillation and subtle sophistication, to obscure the truth thereof, and to hide the same, that it should not appear. And in your whole book, the reader (if he mark it well) shall easily perceive, how little learning is showed therein and how few authors you have alleged, other then such as I brought forth in my book, and made answer unto: but there is showed what may be done by fine wit, and new devises, to deceive the reader, and by false interpretations to avoid the plain words of scripture and of the old authors.