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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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If this excellent clerk and doctor understand not these manner of speeches (that be so plain) then hath he doth lost his senses, and forgotten his grammar which teacheth to refer the relative to the next antecedent. But of these figurative speeches, I have spoken at large in my third book. First in the viii. chap. proving by authority of the oldest authors in Christs church, that he called bread his body and wine his blood. And again in the ix. x. xi. and xii. chapters, I have so fully entreated of such figurative speeches, that it should be but a superfluous labour here to speak of any more: but I refer the reader to those places.
If this excellent clarke and doctor vnderstand not these maner of speaches (that be so playne) then hath he doth lost his sences, and forgotten his gramer which teacheth to referre the relatiue to the next antecedent. But of these figuratiue speaches, I haue spokē at large in my third booke. First in the viii. chap. prouing by authority of the oldest authors in Christs church, that he called bread his body and wine his bloud. And agayne in the ix. x. xi. and xii. chapters, I haue so fully intreated of such figuratiue speaches, that it should be but a superfluous labour here to speake of any more: but I referre the reader to those places.
And if M. doctor require a further answer herein, let him look upon the late bishop of Winchesters book, called the detection of the devils sophistry, where he writeth plainly, that when Christ spake these words, This is my body, he made demonstration of the bread.
And if M. doctor require a further answere herein, let him looke vpon the late bishop of Winchesters booke, called the detection of the diuels sophistry, where he writeth plainly, that when Christ spake these wordes, This is my body, he made demonstration of the bread.