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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 touching mine answer here to the words of S. Paul, you would fain have them hid with darkness of speech, that no man should see what I mean.1 For as Christ sayd, Qui male agit, odit lucem, and therefore that which I have spoken in plain speech, you darken so with your obscure terms, that my meaning can not be understand. For I speak in such plain terms, as all men understand, that when S. Paul said (he that eateth and drinketh unworthily,2 eateth & drinketh his own damnation) in that place he spake of the eating of the bread and §1drinking of the cup, and not of the corporal eating and drinking of Christs flesh and blood. These my plain words you do wrap up in these dark terms, that I would distinct the unworthy eating in the substance of the Sacrament received. Which your words vary so far from mine, that no man can understand by them my meaning, except you put a large comment thereto. For I distinct the unworthy eating none otherwise, then that I say, that when S. Paul speaketh of unworthy eating, he maketh mention of the unworthy eating of the bread, and not of the body of Christ.
AS touching myne aunswere here to the wordes of S. Paule, you would fayne haue them hid with darkenesse of speach, that no man should see what I meane.1 For as Christ sayd, Qui male agit, odit lucem, and therfore that which I haue spoken in playne speach, you darken so with your obscure termes, that my meaning can not be vnderstand. For I speake in such playne termes, as all men vnderstand, that when S. Paule sayd (he that eateth and drinketh vnworthely,2