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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 the Bishop of Rome was not clean gone out of England, as soon as the laws were made against his authority, but remained still by his corrupt doctrine, as I fear me he doeth yet in some mens hearts, who were the chief procurers and setters forthward of the foresaid law. But yet is all together to be imputed to the Bishop of Rome, forasmuch as from thence came all the foresaid errors, ignorance and corruption into these parties.
And the Byshop of Rome was not cleane gone out of England, as sone as the lawes were made agaynst his authority, but remayned still by his corrupt doctrine, as I feare me he doeth yet in some mennes hertes, who were the chief procurers and setters forthward of the foresayd law. But yet is all togither to be imputed to the Byshop of Rome, forasmuch as from thens came all the foresayd errours, ignorance and corruption into these parties.
Now where you take upon you here, to purge your self of Papistry by §5me and Zuinglius, if you have no better compurgators then us two, you be like to fail in your purgation. For neither of us (I dare say) durst swear for you in this matter, though Zuinglius were alive. Or if your §6purgation stand to this point, that Christ called not bread made of wheat his body (although in a formal and proper speech bread is not in deed his body) you may be as rank a Papist as ever was, for any purgation you can make by this way. For Christ called bread made of wheat his body as the words of the Evangelists plainly declare, and all old writers teach, and in your book of the devils sophistry, you have confessed, saying that Christ made demonstration of bread, when he said, This is my body. And therefore bring some better purgation then this, or else had you been better not to have offered any purgation, in a matter that no man charged you withal, than by offering a purgation, and failing therein, to bring your self into more suspicion.
Now where you take vpon you here, to purge your selfe of Papistry by §5