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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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The first part of your description of a catholic faith, is crafty and full §1of subtlety,1 for what you mean by (all) you do not express. The second part is very true, and agreeth fully with my doctrine in every thing, as well in the matter of transubstantiation, of the presence of Christ in the sacrament, and of the eating and drinking of him, as in the sacrifice propitiatory. For as I have taught in these 4. matters of controversy, so learned I the same of the holy scripture, so is it testified by all old writers & learned men of all ages, so was it universally taught and preached, received & believed, until the sea of Rome, the chief adversary unto Christ, corrupted all together, and by hypocrisy and simulation, in the stead of Christ, erected Antichrist, who being the son of perdition, hath extolled and advanced himself, and sitteth in the temple of God, as he were God himself, losing and binding at his pleasure, in heaven, hell, and earth: condemning, absolving, canonising & damning, as to his judgement he thinketh good.
THe first part of your description of a catholike faith, is crafty and full §1of subtletie,1 for what you meane by (all) you do not expresse. The secōd part is very true, and agreeth fully with my doctrine in euery thing, as wel in the matter of transubstantiation, of the presence of Christ in the sacrament, and of the eating and drinking of him, as in the sacrifice propitiatory. For as I haue taught in these 4. matters of controuersie, so learned I the same of the holy scripture, so is it testified by all olde writers & learned men of all ages, so was it vniuersally taught and preached, receiued & beleued, vntill the sea of Rome, the chiefe aduersary vnto Christ, corrupted all together, and by hypocrisie and simulation, in the stede of Christ, erected Autichrist, who being the sonne of perdition, hath extolled and aduanced himselfe, and sitteth in the temple of God, as he were God himselfe, losing and bynding at his pleasure, in heauen, hell, and earth: condemning, absoluing, canonising & damning, as to his iudgement he thinketh good.