A19563:1997
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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But there was never such untruth used, as you use in this author, to §6hide the trueth, and to set forth your untruth. For you alter Theodoretes words, and yet that sufficeth not, but you give such new and strange significations to words, as before was never invented. For where Theodoret saith, that the sacraments remain, you turn that into the visible matter, and then that visible matter (as you take it) must signify accidents. And where Theodoret saith in plain terms, that the substance remaineth, there must substance also by your saying signify accidents, which you call here outward nature, contrary to your own doctrine, which have taught hitherto, that substance is an inward nature, invisible and insensible. And thus your saying here neither agreeth with the trueth nor with your self in other places.
But there was neuer such vntrueth vsed, as you vse in this author, to §6hide the trueth, and to set forth your vntrueth. For you alter Theodoretes wordes, and yet that suffiseth not, but you geue such new and straunge significations to wordes, as before was neuer inuented. For where Theodoret sayth, that the sacramentes remayne, you turne that into the visible matter, and then that visible matter (as you take it) must signify accidents. And where Theodoret sayth in playne termes, that the substaunce remayneth, there must substaunce also by your saying signify accidentes, which you call here outward nature, cōtrary to your own doctrine, which haue taught hetherto, that substaunce is an inward nature, inuisible and insensible. And thus your saying here neither agreeth with the trueth nor with your selfe in other places.
And all these cantelless and false interpretations, altering of the words, and corrupting of the sense both of all authors and also of scripture, is nothing else but shameless shifts to deceive simple people, and to draw them from the old Catholic faith of Christs Church, unto your new Romish errors, devised by Antichrist, not above four or five hundred years passed.