A19563:1594
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
Now for as much as it is declared, how this Papistical opinion of Transubstantiation is against the word of God,1 against nature, against reason, and against all our senses, we shall show furthermore, that it is against the faith and doctrine of the old authors of Christs church, beginning at those authors, which were nearest unto Christs time, and therefore might best know the truth herein.
Now for as much as it is declared, how this Papisticall opinion of Transubstantiation is agaynst the word of God,1 agaynst nature, agaynst reason, and agaynst all our senses, we shall shew furthermore, that it is agaynst the fayth and doctrine of the olde authors of Christes church, beginning at those authors, which were nearest vnto Christes time, and therfore might best know the truth herein.
- 1Chap. 5. The Papistical doctrine is contrary to the faith of the old authors of christs church.Chap. 5. The Papisticall doctrine is contrary to the fayth of the olde authors of christes church.
First Justinus, a great learned man,1 and an holy martyr, the oldest author that this day is known to write any treaty upon the sacraments, and wrote not much after one hundred years after Christs Ascension.
First Iustinus, a great learned man,1 and an holy martyr, the oldest author that this day is knowne to write any treaty vpon the sacraments, and wrote not much after one hundred yeares after Christes Ascention.