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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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For from the creation of the world until Noes flood, what was then the open face of the Church? How many godly men were in those thousand and six hundred years and moe?1 Did not iniquity begin at Cain to rule the world, and so increased more and more, that at the length God could no longer suffer, but drowned all the world for sin, except viij. persons, which only were left upon the whole earth?
For from the creation of the world vntill Noes floud, what was then ye open face of the Church? How many godly men were in those thousand and sixe hundred yeares and moe?1 Dyd not iniquitie begyn at Cain to rule the worlde, and so encreased more and more, that at the length God could no lenger suffer, but drowned all the world for sinne, except viij. persons, which onely were left vpon the whole earth?
- 1Gene. 7.
And after the world was purged by the flood, fell it not by and by to the former iniquity again?1 so that within few years after, Abraham could find no place, where he might be suffered to worship the true living God, but that God appointed him a strange country, almost clearly desolate and uninhabited: where he and a few other, (contrary to the usage of the world) honoured one God.
And after the world was purged by the floud, fell it not by and by to the former iniquitie agayne?1 so that within few yeares after, Abraham could find no place, where he might be suffered to worshyp the true liuyng God, but that God appointed him a straunge countrey, almost clearely desolate and vnhabited: where hee and a fewe other, (contrary to the vsage of the world) honored one God.