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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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And it had ben more convenient for you to have answered fully to Cyprian, Athanasius, Basil, Hierom and Ambrose, then when you cannot answer, to wipe your hands of them with this slender answer, saying that you have answered. And whether you have or no, I refer to the judgement of the reader.
And it had ben more conuenient for you to haue answered fully to Cyprian, Athanasius, Basyll, Hierom and Ambrose, then when you cannot answer, to wipe your handes of them with this slender answer, saying that you haue answered. And whether you haue or no, I refer to the iudgement of the reader.
1And as concerning S. Augustine De civitate Dei, he sayth, that evil men receive the sacrament of Christs body, although it availeth them not. But yet he saith in plain words, that we ought not to say, that any man eateth the body of Christ that is not in the body. And if the reader ever saw any mere cavillation in all his life time, let him read the chapter of S. Augustine and compare it to your answer, and I dare say he never saw the like.
1And as concerning S. Augustine De ciuitate Dei, he sayth, that euell men receaue the sacrament of Christes body, although it auayleth them not. But yet he sayth in playne wordes, that we ought not to say, that any man eateth the body of Christ that is not in the body. And if the reader euer saw any meare cauilation in all his lyfe tyme, let him read the chapter of S. Augustine and compare it to your answer, and I dare say he neuer sawe the like.
- 1August de civit. Dei. lib. 22. cap.August de ciuit. Dei. lib. 22. cap.