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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 where you pretend to conclude this matter by the authority of S. Paul,1 it is no small contumely and injury to S. Paul, to ascribe your feigned and untrue gloss unto him, that taught nothing but the truth, as he learned the same of Christ. For he maketh mention of the eating and drinking of the bread and cup, but not one word of the eating and drinking of Christs body and blood. Now followeth in my book my answer to the Papists in this wise.
And where you pretend to conclude this matter by the authoritie of S. Paule,1 it is no small contumely and iniury to S. Paule, to asscribe your fayned and vntrue glose vnto him, that taught nothing but ye truth, as he learned the same of Christ. For he maketh mentiō of the eating and drincking of the bread and cuppe, but not one word of ye eating and drincking of Christes body and bloud. Now followeth in my booke my answer to the Papistes in this wise.
But least they should seem to have nothing to say for them selves, they allege S. Paul in the eleventh to the Corinth. where he saith:1 He that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh his own damnation, not discerning the Lords body.
But least they should seme to haue nothing to say for them selues, they alleadge S. Paule in the eleuenth to the Corinth. where he sayth:1