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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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1Now in the beginning of the very preface it self, when this great doctor should recite the words of Ephesine council he translateth them so unlearnedly,2 that if a young boy (that had gone to the grammar school but three years) had done no better, he should scant have escaped some schoolmasters hands with six jerks. And beside that, he doth it so craftily to serve his purpose, that he cannot be excused of wilful depravation of the words, calling celebration an offering, and referring the participle (made) to Christ, which should be referred to the word (partakers) and leaving out those words that should declare, that the said council spake of no propitiatory sacrifice in the Mass, but of a sacrifice of laud and thanks, which christen people give unto God at the holy communion, by remembrance of the death resurrection and ascension of his son Jesus Christ, and by confessing and setting forth of the same.
1NOw in the beginning of the very preface it selfe, when this great doctor should recite the wordes of Ephesine counsell he translateth them so vnlearnedly,2 that if a young boy (that had gone to the grammer schole but thre yeres) had done no better, he should scant haue escaped some scholemasters handes with sixierkes. And beside that, he doth it so craftily to serue his purpose, that he cannot be excused of wilfull deprauation of the wordes, calling celebration an offering, and referring the participle (made) to Christ, which should be referred to the word (partakers) and leauing out those wordes that should declare, that the sayd counsell spake of no propiciatory sacrifice in the Masse, but of a sacrifice of laud and thankes, which christen people geue vnto God at the holy communion, by remembrance of the death resurrection and ascention of his sonne Iesu Christ, and by confessing and setting forth of the same.
- 1Ephesine coū cell.Ephesine coū cell.
- 2Cyril the author of the words in the counsell.