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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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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.
After this in his Preface he rehearseth a great number of the wonderful works of God,1 as that God made all the world of nought, that he made Adam of the earth and Eve of his side, the bush to flame with fire and burn not, and many other like, which be most manifestly expressed in holy scripture. And upon these he concludeth most vainly and untruly, that thing which in the scripture is neither expressed nor understanded, that Christ is corporally in heaven and in earth, and in every place where the sacrament is.