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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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For Innocentius the third (one of the most wicked men that ever was in the sea of Rome) did ordain and decree,1 that the host should be diligently kept under lock and key.
For Innocentius the thyrd (one of the most wicked men that euer was in the sea of Rome) dyd ordayne and decree,1 that the host should be diligently kept vnder locke and key.
- 1Innocentius tertius.
And Honorius the third, not only confirmed the same,1 but commanded also, that the priests would diligently teach the people from time to time, that when they lifted up the bread, called the host, the people should then reverently bow down, and that likewise they should do when the priest carieth the host unto sick folks. These be the statutes and ordinances of ⟨p. 250⟩Rome, under pretence of holiness, to lead the people unto all error and idolatry: not bringing them by bread unto Christ, but from Christ unto bread.
And Honorius the third, not onely confirmed the same,1 but commaunded also, that the priestes would diligently teach the people from tyme to tyme, that when they lifted vp the bread, called the host, the people should then reuerently bowe downe, and that likewise they should do when the priest carieth the host vnto sicke folkes. These be the statutes and ordinaunces of ⟨p. 250⟩