A19563:1949
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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I Suspect not the judgement of the indifferent reader so much, but that he can perceive how undirectly you answer to this third absurdity, and be loth as it seemeth to answer any thing at all.
I Suspect not the iudgement of the indifferent reader so much, but that he can perceaue how vndirectly you answere to this third absurdity, and be loth as it seemeth to answere any thing at all.
But it is no little confirmation of the catholic faith, to see you Papists vary so much among your selves, and you alone to devise so many things contrary to all the rest, and yet you be uncertain your self what you may say. They say also with one accord (saving only Smith & you) that in the sacrament be not the qualities and quantities of Christs body. (For he is not there visible and sensible with his voice to be heard, his colours to be seen, his softness to be felt, his quantities to be extended, and to be local in place, with his other accidents) so that they take away his accidents from the sacrament. Smith saith that he is there (not naturally, as you say, but against nature) with all his qualities and accidents.1 You dare neither add them, nor draw them away, being uncertain whether they be there or no, and being also uncertain whether in the §2sacrament he have distinction of members or no. But telling the truth is but jesting and railing to you, which for lack of answer be glad to shift of the truth as a matter of jesting.
But it is no little confirmation of the catholike fayth, to see you Papists vary so much among your selues, and you alone to diuise so many thinges contrary to all the rest, and yet you be vncertayne your selfe what you may say. They say also with one accord (sauing onely Smith & you) that in the sacrament be not the qualities and quantities of Christes body. (For he is not there visible and sensible with his voyce to be heard, his colours to be seene, his softnes to be felt, his quantities to be extended, and to be locall in place, with his other accidents) so that they take away his accidents from the sacrament. Smith sayth that he is there (not naturally, as you say, but against nature) with all his qualities and accidents.