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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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A Lithe authors that write what vacuum is, account a place that is not filled with a substance which hath quantity in it, to be void and empty. So that my saying is not grounded upon ignorance; but upon the mind of all that write in that matter. Where as your saying, that quantity alone filleth place, without substance, hath no ground at all, but the Papists bare imagination. And if quantity in the sacrament be without substance by miracle, it is marvel that no ancient writer in no place of their books made any mention of such a miracle. But your self grant enough for my purpose in this place, that it is an absurdity in nature, and wrought only by miracle that quantity occupieth a place alone without substance. Which absurdity followeth not of the true and right faith, but only of your error of transubstantiation. Now to the fifth absurdity.
A Lithe authors that write what vacuum is, account a place that is not filled with a substaunce which hath quantity in it, to be void and emty. So that my saying is not grounded vpon ignoraunce; but vpon the mind of all that write in that matter. Where as your saying, that quantity alone filleth place, without substaunce, hath no ground at all, but the Papistes bare imagination. And if quantity in the sacrament be without substaunce by miracle, it is maruaile that no auncient writer in no place of their bookes made any mention of such a miracle. But your selfe graunt inough for my purpose in this place, that it is an absurdity in nature, and wrought onely by miracle that quantity occupieth a place alone without substaunce. Which absurdity followeth not of the true and right fayth, but onely of your errour of transubstantiation. Now to the fift absurdity.