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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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IN this holy Martyr Justinus, I do not go about to be a translator §1of him, nor I bind not my self precisely to follow the form of his words (which no translator is bound unto) but I set forth only his sense and meaning. For where Justine hath a good long process in this matter, I take no more but that is directly to the purpose of Transubstantiation, which is the matter being here in question. And the long words of Justine, I knit up together in as few words as I can, rendering the sense truly, and not varying far from the words. And this have I done,1 not willingly to corrupt Justine (as you maliciously deprave, and thereupon will I join with you in your issue) but I do it to recite to the reader Justines mind shortly and plainly, where as you professing to observe scrupulously the words, observe in deed neither the words, nor the sentence of Justine. But this is your fashion when you lack good matter to answer, then (to find something to fill up your book) you turn the matter into trifling and cavillation in words.
IN this holy Martire Iustinus, I do not goe about to be a translator §1of him, nor I bynde not my selfe precisely to follow the forme of his wordes (which no translatour is bound vnto) but I set forth onely his sence and meaning. For where Iustine hath a good long processe in this matter, I take no more but that is directly to the purpose of Transubstantiation, which is the matter being here in question. And the long wordes of Iustine, I knit vp togither in as fewe wordes as I can, rendring the sense truly, and not varying farre from the wordes. And this haue I done,