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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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1And with like sincerity he untruly belieth the said council, saying that it doth plainly set forth the holy sacrifice of the Mass, with doth not so much as once name the Mass, but speaketh of the sacrifice of the church, which the said council declareth to be the profession of christen people in setting forth the benefit of Christ, who only made the true sacrifice pro, piciatory for remission of sin. And whosoever else taketh upon him to make any such sacrifice, maketh himself Antichrist.
1And with like sinceritie he vntruly belieth the sayd counsell, saying that it doth playnly set forth the holy sacrifice of the Masse, wich doth not so much as once name the Masse, but speaketh of the sacrifice of the church, which the sayd councell declareth to be the profession of christen people in setting forth the benefite of Christ, who onely made the true sacrifice pro, piciatory for remission of sinne. And whosoeuer else taketh vpon him to make any such sacrifice, maketh himselfe Antichrist.
- 1Smith believeth the counsell.Smith beleueth the counsell.
1And than he belieth me in two things, as he useth commonly throughout his whole book. The one is, that I deny the sacrifice of the Mass,2 which in my book have most plainly set out the sacrifice of christen people ⟨p. 397⟩in the holy communion or mass (if D. Smith will needs so term it) and yet I have denied that it is a sacrifice propitiatory for sin, or that the priest alone maketh any sacrifice there. For it is the sacrifice of all christen people to remember Christs death, to laud and thank him for it, and to publish it and show it abroad unto other, to his honour and glory.