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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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Now after that D. Smith hath thus untruly belied both me and master Peter Martyr, he falleth into his exclamations, saying: O Lord ⟨p. 403⟩what man is so mad to believe such mutable teachers, which change their doctrine at mens pleasure, as they see advantage and profit? They turn and will turn as the wind turneth.
Now after that D. Smith hath thus vntruely belyed both me and master Peter Martir, he falleth into his exclamations, saying: O Lord ⟨p. 403⟩what man is so mad to beleue such mutable teachers, which chaūge their doctrine at mens pleasure, as they see aduauntage and profit? They turne and will turne as the winde turneth.
Do you not remember M. Smith the fable how the old crab rebuked her young, that they went not straight forth: and the common experience, that those that look a squint, sometimes find fault with them that look right? You have turned twice, & retracted your errors, and the third time promised, and breaking your promise ran away. And find you fault with me and M. Peter Martyr, as though we for mens pleasures turn like the wind, as we see advantage? Shall the weathercock of Pauls that turneth about with every wind, lay the fault in the church, & say that it turneth?
Do you not remember M. Smith the fable how the olde crab rebuked her young, that they went not straight forth: and the common experience, that those that look a squint, sometimes find fault with them yt look right? You haue turned twise, & retracted your errours, and the third time promised, and breaking your promise ran away. And find you fault with me and M. Peter Martyr, as though we for mens pleasures turne like the winde, as we see aduauntage? Shall the wethercocke of Paules that turneth about with euery wind, lay the fault in the church, & say yt it turneth?