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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 the words following do not once touch the real and corporal presence of Christs flesh in the bread, so far it is from the overthrowing of the true catholic faith by me taught. But Cyprian in that place quite and clean overthroweth, as well your real presence, as your imagined transubstantiation, as hereafter by Gods grace shall be declared. But first it seemeth to me a strange thing, that such a learned man as you take your §2self to be in the tongues, can not English this verb Infundo, where as every Grammarian can tell the signification of Fundo, Effundo, and Infundo. But it seemeth you have so dainty a stomach,that you can brook no meat, but of your own dressing, though it be never so well dressed of other, yea you had rather eat it raw, then to take it of an other mans dressing. And so much misliketh you all things that other men do, that you be ready to vomit at it.
And the wordes following do not once touch the reall and corporall presence of Christes flesh in the bread, so farre it is from the ouerthrowing of the true catholike fayth by me taught. But Ciprian in that place quite and cleane ouerthroweth, as well your reall presence, as your imagined transubstantiation, as hereafter by Gods grace shall be declared. But first it semeth to me a strange thing, that such a learned man as you take your §2selfe to be in the tongues, can not English this verbe Infundo, where as euery Gramarian can tell the signification of Fundo, Effundo, and Infundo. But it semeth you haue so deinty a stomacke,that you can brooke no meat, but of your owne dressing, though it be neuer so well dressed of other, yea you had rather eate it rawe, then to take it of an other mans dressing. And so much misliketh you all thinges that other men doe, that you be ready to vomite at it.
1No English can please you to this word (Infundo) but Latin English (as you call it) and that is such English as no English man can understand, nor Latin man neither, but only in that sense that I have englished it. And I pray thee gentle reader, consider the great weighty cause, why no English can please in this place, and thou shalt find it nothing else but ignorance,