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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 as for John Wycliffe he was a singular instrument of God in his time to set forth the truth of christs gospel,1 but Antichrist that sitteth in gods temple, boasting himself as god, hath by gods sufferance prevailed against many holy men, and sucked the blood of martyrs these late years.
And as for Iohn Wicklif he was a singuler instrument of God in his tyme to set forth the truth of christes gospell,1 but Antichrist that sitteth in gods temple, boasting himselfe as god, hath by gods sufferance preuayled against many holy men, and sucked the bloud of martirs these late yeres.
- 1Wycliffe.Wickliffe.
And as touching Martin Luther,1 it seemeth you be sore pressed, that be fain to pray aide of him, whom you have hitherto ever detested. The fox is sore hunted that is fain to take his borrow, and the wolf that is fain to take the lions den for a shift, or to run for succour unto a beast which he most hateth. And no man condemneth your doctrine of Transubstantiation, and of the propitiatory sacrifice of the mass, more severely and earnestly, then doth Martin Luther.
And as touching Martin Luther,1 it semeth you be sore pressed, that be faine to pray aide of him, whom you haue hitherto euer detested. The foxe is sore hunted that is faine to take his borow, and the wolfe that is fayne to take the lions den for a shift, or to run for succour vnto a beast which he most hateth. And no man condemneth your doctrine of Transubstantiation, and of the propiciatory sacrifice of the masse, more seuerely and earnestly, then doth Martin Luther.