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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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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,1 and in this point will I join an issue with you. Is such craft and untruth to be used of Bishops? and then in matters of faith and religion, whereof they pretend and ought to be true professors? But I marvel not so much at your sleights in this place seeing that in the whole book through out you seek nothing less, then the truth. And yet all your sleights will not serve you, for how can the food (called Eucharistia) nourish before the consecration, seeing it is not eaten until after the consecration?
But here is not to be passed ouer one exceeding great craft and vntruth in your translation, that to cast a mist before the readers eyes, you alter the order of Iustines wordes in that place, where the pith of the matter standeth: For where Iustine sayth of the foode of bread, wine and water after the consecration, that they nourish our flesh and bloud by alteration, the nourishment which Iustine putteth after consecration, you vntruly put it before the consecration, and so wilfully and craftely alter the order of Iustinus wordes, to deceaue the reader,1 and in this poynt will I ioyne an issue with you. Is such craft and vntruth to be vsed of Bishoppes? and then in matters of fayth and religion, wherof they pretend and ought to be true professors? But I meruayle not so much at your sleights in this place seeing that in the whole booke through out you seeke nothing lesse, then the truth. And yet all your sleightes will not serue you, for how can the foode (called Eucharistia) nourish before the consecration, seeing it is not eaten vntill after the consecration?
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