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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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Who seeth not, that as you did before in Justine, so again in Irene you seek nothing else, but mere cavillations and wrangling in words? Is not Eucharistia called in english, thanks giving? If it be not,§1 tell you what it is called in English? And doth not Iren say, Panes in qup gratiae actae sunt, that is so say, bread wherein thanks be given, what have I offended then in englishing Eucharistiam; thanks giving? Do not I write to English men, which understand not what this greek word Eucharistia, meaneth: what great offence is it then in me to put it into English, that English men may understand what is said Should I do as you do, put greek for English and write so obscurely, that English men should not know the authors meaning?
WHo seeth not, that as you did before in Iustine, so agayne in Irene you seeke nothing els, but meare cauilations and wrangling in wordes? Is not Eucharistia called in english, thankes giuing? If it be not,§1 tell you what it is called in English? And doth not Iren say, Panes in qup gratiae actae sunt, that is so say, bread wherein thankes be giuen, what haue I offended then in englishing Eucharistiam; thankes giuing? Do not I write to English men, which vnderstand not what this greeke word Eucharistia, meaneth: what greate offence is it then in me to put it into English, that English men may vnderstaud what is sayde Should I do as you do, put greeke for English and write so obscurely, that English men should not know the authors meaning?