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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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1MY fifth book hath so fully & so plainly set out this matter of the sacrifice, that for answer to all that you have here brought to the confutation thereof, the reader need to do no more, but to look over my book again, and he shall see you fully answered before hand. Yet will I here and there add some notes, that your ignorance and craft may the better appear.
1MY fift booke hath so fully & so playnly set out this matter of the sacrifice, that for aūswere to all that you haue here brought to the cōfutation therof, the reader neede to do no more, but to looke ouer my booke agayne, and he shall see you fully aunswered before hand. Yet wyll I here and there adde some notes, that your ignoraūce and craft may the better appeare.
- 1De sacrificio lege. Roffen. & Oecol. lib. 3. cap. 2. & 3.
This far you agree to the truth, that the sacrifice §1of Christ was a full and a perfect sacrifice, which needed not to be done no more but once, and yet it is remembered and showed forth daily. And this is the true doctrine according to Gods word. But as concerning the real presence in the accidents of bread and wine, is an untrue doctrine, feigned §2only by the Papists, as I have most plainly declared, and this is one of your errors here uttered.