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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This author denieth Transubstantiation.
This author denieth evil men to eat and drink the body and blood of Christ in the Sacrament.
This author denieth euill men to eate and drinke the body and bloud of Christ in the Sacrament.
These three denials only impugn and tend to destroy that faith which this author fermeth the Popish to err in, calling now all popish that believe either of these three articles by him denied, the truth whereof shall hereafter be opened.
These thre denials only impugne and tend to destroy that faith which this author fermeth the Popish to erre in, calling now all popish that beleue either of these thre articles by him denied, the truth wherof shall hereafter be opened.
Now because faith affirmeth some certainty:1 if we ask this author what is his saith which he calleth true and catholic, it is only this, as we may learn by his book, that in our Lords supper be consecrate bread and wine, and delivered as tokens only to signify Christs body and blood, he calleth them holy tokens, but yet noteth that the bread and wine be never the holier, he saith nevertheless they be not bare tokens, and yet concludeth,