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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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But in this last book,1 it seemeth you were so astonied and amazed, that you were at your wits end, & wist not where to become. For now the Priest maketh a Sacrifice propitiatory, now he doth not: now he giveth life, now he giveth none: now is Christ the full Saviour and satisfaction, now the Priest hath half part with him: now the Priest doth all. And thus you are so inconstant in your self, as one that had been nettled, and could rest in no place, or rather as one that had received such a stroke upon his head, that he staggered with all, and reeled here and there, and could not tell where to become.
But in this last booke,1 it seemeth you were so astonied and amased, that you were at your wits end, & wist not where to become. For now the Priest maketh a Sacrifice propitiatory, now he doth not: now he giueth lyfe, now he giueth none: now is Christ the full Sauiour and satisfaction, now the Priest hath halfe part with him: now the Priest doth all. And thus you are so inconstant in your selfe, as one that had bene netteled, and could rest in no place, or rather as one that had receaued such a stroke vpon his head, that hee staggered with all, and reeled here and there, and could not tell where to become.
- 1Inconstancy.
And your doctrine hath such ambiguities, such perplexities, such absurdities, and such impieties in it, and is so uncertain, so uncomfortable, so contrary to Gods word and the old Catholic Church, so contrary to it self, that it declareth from whose spirit it cometh, which can be none other but Antichrist him self.
And your doctrine hath such ambiguities, such perplexities, such absurdities, and such impieties in it, and is so vncertaine, so vncomfortable, so contrary to Gods word and the old Catholicke Church, so contrary to it selfe, that it declareth from whose spirite it commeth, which can be none other but Antichrist him selfe.