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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 moreover this is a marvellous teaching of you, to say that the accidents of bread be one part of bread, and be called the outward kind of bread,1 the sensible part of bread, the nature and matter of bread, and very bread. Was there ever any such learning taught before this day, that accidents should be called parts of substances, the nature of substances; and the matter of substances, and the very substances ⟨p. 276⟩themselves? If ever any man so wrote, tell who it is, or else knowledge the truth, that all these matters be invented by your own imagination whereof the rude man may right well say: Here is sophistry in deed and plain juggling. But you convey not your juggling so craftily, but that you be taken, (as the Greeks term it) [Greek or Hebrew], even with the manner.
And moreouer this is a meruaylous teaching of you, to say that the accidents of bread be one parte of breade, and be called the outward kinde of bread,1 the sensible parte of bread, the nature and matter of bread, and very bread. Was there euer any such learning taught before this day, that accidentes should be called partes of substances, the nature of substances; and the matter of substances, and the very substāces ⟨p. 276⟩themselues? If euer any man so wrotte, tell who it is, or els knowledge the truth, that all these matters be inuented by your owne imagination wherof the rude man may right well say: Here is sophistry in deede and playne iuggling. But you conuey not your iuggling so craftely, but that you be taken, (as the Grekes terme it) 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, euen with ye māner.
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