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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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Winchester.
The Master of the sentences showing divers mens sayings in discussion (as they §1can) of this mystery, telleth what some say, that had rather say somewhat, then nothing, which this author rehearseth as a determination of the church, that indeed maketh no doctrine of that point so, but acknowledgeth the mystery to exceed our capacity. And as for the accidents to be staid, that is to say, to remain without their natural substance is without difficulty believed of men that have faith, considering the almighty power of §2Christ, whose divine body is there present. And shall that be accounted for an inconvenience in the mystery, that any one man saith, whose saying is not as a full determination approved? If that man should encounter with this author if he were alive, so to do, I think he would say it were more tolerable in him of a zeal to agree with the true doctrine, to utter his conceit fondly, then of a malice to dissent from the true doctrine this author so fondly to improve his saying. But if he should appose this author in learning,§3 and ask him how he will understand (Fiat lux) in creation of the world, where the light §4stayed that was then create? But I will proceed to peruse the other differences.
The Mayster of the sentences shewing diuers mens sayings in discussion (as they §1can) of this mistery, telleth what some say, that had rather say somewhat, then nothing, which this author rehearseth as a determination of the church, that indéede maketh no doctrine of that poynt so, but acknowledgeth the mistery to exéede our capacity. And as for the accidentes to be stayd, that is to say, to remayne without their naturall substaūce is without difficulty beleued of men that haue fayth, considering the almighty power of