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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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1And it is no direct answer, but a mere cavillation and illusion, to §5bring in here the creation of the world, when God said (fiat lux) to be a like matter unto transubstantiation. For Gods speech requireth no succession of time, as the speech of the Priest doth. Therefore this is but a playing, to show your subtle wit and crafty Rhetoric, whereby your spirit may be judged, whether you go about clearly to set forth the truth, or by ⟨p. 259⟩dark colours and unlike examples to hide and cover it.
1And it is no direct aunswere, but a meere cauillation and illusion, to §5bryng in here the creation of the world, when God sayd (fiat lux) to be a like matter vnto transubstantiation. For Gods speach requireth no successiō of tyme, as the speach of the Priest doth. Therfore this is but a playeng, to shew your subtill wit and craftie Rhetorike, whereby your spirite may be iudged, whether you go about clearely to set forth the truth, or by ⟨p. 259⟩darke colours and vnlike examples to hide and couer it.
- 1The creation of the world.The creatiō of the world.
And where you question with me, going about by a subtle Sophistical argument, to prove that Christ said, This is no bread,1 I shall make an other argument of the same form, which shall show how strong your argument is. S. John is not the son of the virgin Mary. Christ said to her, This is thy son, Ergo he said: This is not John.