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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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1Than further in this prologue this Papist is not ashamed to say, that I set the cart before the horses, putting reason first, and faith after: which lye is so manifest, that it needeth no further proof, but only to look upon my book, wherein it shall evidently appear, that in all my five books I ground my foundation upon gods word. And least the Papists should say, that I make the expositions of the scripture my self (as they commonly use to do) I have fortified my foundation by the authority of all the best learned and most holy authors and martyrs, that were in the beginning of the church and many years after, until the Antichrist of Rome ⟨p. 399⟩rose up and corrupted altogether.
1THan further in this prologue this Papist is not ashamed to say, that I set the cart before the horses, putting reason first, and fayth after: which lye is so manifest, that it needeth no further proofe, but onely to looke vpon my booke, wherein it shall euidently appeare, that in all my fiue bookes I ground my foūdation vpon gods word. And least the Papistes should say, that I make the expositions of the scripture my selfe (as they commonly vse to do) I haue fortified my foundation by the authority of all the best learned and most holy authors and martyrs, that were in the beginning of the church and many yeares after, vntill the Antichrist of Rome ⟨p. 399⟩rose vp and corrupted altogither.
- 1Setting of the cart before the Horses.
And as for natural reason, I make no mention thereof in all my v. books but in one place only, which is in my second book speaking of Transubstantiation. And in that place I set not reason before faith, but (as an handmaiden) have appointed her to do service unto faith, and to wait upon her. And in that place she hath done such service, that D. Smith durst not once look her in the face, nor find any fault with her service, but hath slyly and craftily stolen away by her, as though he saw her not.