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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 yet these plain places of authority dissembled of purpose, or by ignorance passed over, this author, as though all things were by him clearly discussed to his intent, would by many concepts furnish and further his matters, and therefore playeth with §1our Ladies smiling rocking her Child, and many good mows, so unseemly for his person, as it maketh me almost forget him and my self also. But with such matter he filleth his leaves, and forgetting him self, maketh mention of the Catechism by him §2translate, the original whereof confuteth these two parts of this book in few words, being Printed in Germany, wherein besides the matter written, is set forth in picture the manner of the ministering of this sacrament, where is the altar with candle light set forth, the priest apparelled after the old sort, and the man to receive kneeling, barehead, and holding up his hands, whiles the priest ministereth the host to his mouth, a matter as clear contrary to the matter of this Book, as is light and darkness, which now this Author would colour with speeches of authors in a book written to instruct rude children, which is as slender an excuse as ever was heard, and none at all, when the original is looked one.
And yet these playne places of authority dissembled of purpose, or by ignoraunce passed ouer, this author, as though all thinges were by him clerely discussed to his entent, would by many conceptes furnish and further his matters, and therfore playeth with §1our Ladyes smiling rocking her Child, and many good mowes, so vnsemely for his person, as it maketh me almost forget him and my selfe also. But with such matter he filleth his leaues, and forgetting him selfe, maketh mention of the Catechisme by him §2