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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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THE Answer of Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury &c. against the false calumniations of doctor Richard Smith, who hath taken upon him to confute the defence of the true & catholic doctrine of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ.
THE Aunswere of Thomas Archebishop of Caunterbury &c. agaynst the false calumniations of doctour Richard Smith, who hath taken vpon him to confute the defence of the true & catholik doctrine of the body and bloud of our Sauiour Christ.
I Have now obtained (gentle reader) that thing, which I have much desired, which was, that if all men would not embrace the truth lately set forth by me, concerning the Sacrament of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ, at the least some man would vouchsafe to take pen in hand, and write against my book, because that thereby the truth might both better be searched out and also more certainly known to the world. And herein I heartily thank the late Bishop of Winchester and doctor Smith, who partly have satisfied my long desire, saving that I would have wished adversaries more substantially learned in holy scriptures, more exercised in the old ancient ecclesiastical authors, and having a more godly zeal to the trial out of the truth, than are these two, both being crafty sophisters (the one by art, and the other by nature) both also being drowned in the dregs of papistry, brought up and confirmed in the same, the one by Duns and Dorbell, and such like Sophisters, the other by the Popish Canon law, whereof by his degree taken in the university he is a professor. And as concerning the late bishop of Winchester, I will declare his crafty Sophistications in mine answer unto his book.
I Haue now obtayned (gentle reader) that thing, which I haue much desired, which was, that if all men would not imbrace the truth lately set forth by me, concerning the Sacrament of the body and bloud of our Sauiour Christ, at the least some man would vouchsafe to take penne in hand, and write against my booke, bicause that therby the truth might both better be serched out and also more certaynly knowen to the world. And herein I hartely thanke the late Bishop of Winchester and doctor Smith, who partely haue satisfied my long desire, sauing that I would haue wished aduersaries more substantially learned in holy scriptures, more exercised in the olde auncient ecclesiasticall authors, and hauing a more godly zeale to the triall out of the truth, than are these two, both being crafty sophisters (the one by art, and the other by nature) both also being drowned in the dregges of papistry, brought vp and confirmed in the same, the one by Duns and Dorbell, and such like Sophisters, the other by the Popish Canon law, wherof by his degree taken in the uniuersity he is a professor. And as concerning the late bishop of Winchester, I will declare his craftye Sophistications in myne aunswere vnto his booke.