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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 what need I willingly to corrupt Justine, when his words after your allegation, serve more for my purpose against your feigned transubstantiation, §2then as I allege them my self. For if the Deacons give to every one present a part of the bread, wine and water consecrated, and send part to them that be absent (as you report Justines words) do not then bread, wine and water remain after consecration? seeing that they be distributed to divers men in parts? For I think you will not say that the body of Christ is divided into parts, so that one man receiveth §3an hand, and an other a leg. And Justine saith further, that the same food of bread, wine and water called Eucharistia, nourisheth our flesh and blood by alteration, which they could not do, if no bread, wine nor water were there at all.
And what neede I willingly to corrupt Iustine, when his wordes after your allegation, serue more for my purpose agaynst your fayned transubstantiation, §2then as I alleadge them my selfe. For if the Deacons giue to euery one present a part of the bread, wine and water consecrated, and send parte to them that be absent (as you reporte Iustines wordes) do not then bread, wine and water remayne after consecration? seing that they be distributed to diuers men in partes? For I thincke you will not say that the body of Christ is deuided into partes, so that one man receaueth §3an hand, and an other a legge. And Iustine sayth further, that the same foode of bread, wine and water called Eucharistia, nourisheth our flesh and bloud by alteration, which they could not do, if no bread, wine nor water were there at all.
But here is not to be passed over one exceeding great craft and untruth in your translation, that to cast a mist before the readers eyes, you alter the order of Justines words in that place, where the pith of the matter standeth: For where Justine saith of the food of bread, wine and water after the consecration, that they nourish our flesh and blood by alteration, the nourishment which Justine putteth after consecration, you untruly put it before the consecration, and so wilfully and craftily alter the order of Justinus words, to deceive the reader,