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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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No more than he understood my book of the Catechism, and therefore reporteth untruly of me, that I in that book did set forth the real presence of Christs body in the sacrament. Unto which false report I have answered in my fourth book the eight chapter.
No more than he vnderstood my booke of the Cathechisme, and therfore reporteth vntruly of me, that I in that booke did set forth the reall presence of Christes body in the sacrament. Unto which false report I haue aunswered in my fourth booke the eight chapiter.
But this I confess of my self, that not long before I wrote the said Catechism, I was in that error of the real presence, as I was many years past in divers other errors as of Transubstantiation, of the sacrifice propitiatory of the priests in the Mass, of pilgrimages, purgatory, pardons, and many other superstitions and errors that came from Rome being brought up from youth in them, and nousled therein for lack of good instruction from my youth, the outrageous floods of Papistical errors at that time overflowing the world. For the which and other mine offences in youth, I do daily pray unto God for mercy and pardon, saying. Delicta inuentutis meae & ignorantias meas, ne memineris Domine. Good Lord remember not mine ignorances and offences of my youth.
But this I confesse of my selfe, that not long before I wrot the sayd Cathechisme, I was in that error of the real presence, as I was many yeares past in diuers other errors as of Transubstantiation, of the sacrifice propitiatory of the priestes in the Masse, of pilgrimages, purgatory, pardons, and many other superstitions and errors that came from Rome being brought vp from youth in them, and nouseled therin for lacke of good instruction from my youth, the outragious fluds of Papisticall errors at that tyme ouerflowing the world. For the which and other mine offences in youth, I do dayly pray vnto God for mercy and pardon, saying. Delicta inuentutis meae & ignorantias meas, ne memineris Domine. Good Lord remember not mine ignorances and offences of my youth.