A19563:1953
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.
This author goeth about to find so many absurdities, that he speaketh he wotteth not what, and where he seeth and feeleth quantity, accounteth the place void for want of substance, as though in consideration of common natural things severally as they be in nature, it were the substance that filled the place and not rather quantity, although in the natural order of things there is no quantity without substance, and is in this Sacrament only by miracle. There wanted a substance in consideration of this absurdity, and was such a vacuum, as nature plainly endureth.
This author goeth about to finde so many absurdities, that he speaketh he wotteth not what, and where he seeth and feeleth quantity, accompteth the place voyd for want of substance, as though in consideration of common naturall thinges seuerally as they be in nature, it were the substance that filled the place and not rather quantity, although in the naturall order of thinges there is no quantity without substance, and is in this Sacrament onely by miracle. There wanted a substance in consideration of this absurdity, and was such a vacuum, as nature playnly endureth.