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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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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.
And as for naturall reason, I make no mention therof in all my v. bookes but in one place onely, which is in my second booke speaking of Transubstantiation. And in that place I set not reason before fayth, but (as an handmayden) haue appoynted her to do seruice vnto fayth, and to wayte vpon her. And in that place she hath done such seruice, that D. Smith durst not once looke her in the face, nor find any fault with her seruice, but hath flylye and craftely stolen away by her, as though he saw her not.
But in his own book he hath so impudently set the cart before the horses in Christs own words, putting the words behind that go before, & the words before that go behind, that (except a shameless Papist) no man durst be so bold to attempt any such thing of his own head. For where the Evangelist and S. Paul rehearse Christs words thus: Take, eat, this is my body:1 he in the confutation of my second book turneth the order upside down, and saith, This is my body, take & eat.
But in his owne booke he hath so impudently set the cart before the horses in Christes owne wordes, putting the wordes behind that goe before, & the wordes before that goe behind, that (except a shameles Papist) no man durst be so bolde to attempt any such thing of his owne head. For where the Euangelist and S. Paule rehearse Christes wordes thus: Take, eate, this is my body:1 he in the confutation of my second booke turneth the order vpside downe, and sayth, This is my body, take & eate.