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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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1As concerning the Catechism by me set forth, I have answered in my §2fourth book the 8. chapter, that ignorant men for lack of judgement and exercise in old authors, mistake my said Catechism.
1As concerning the Catechisme by me set forth, I haue answered in my §2fourth booke the 8. chapter, that ignorant men for lack of iudgement and exercise in olde authors, mistake my said Catechisme.
- 1My Catechism.My Catechisme.
1And as for Bertram, he did nothing else but at the request of king §3Charles, set out the true doctrine of the holy catholic church from Christ unto his time, concerning the sacrament. And I never heard nor red any man that condemned Bertram before this time, and therefore I can take no hinderance, but a great advantage at his hands. For all men that hitherto have written of Bertram, have much commended him. And seeing that he wrote of the sacrament at king Charles request, it is not like that ⟨p. 7⟩he would write against the received doctrine of the church in those days. And if he had, it is without all doubt, that some learned man, either in his time or sithens, would have written against him, or at the least not have commended him so much as they have done.