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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 when Christ was come, what godly religion found he? What Annasses and Cayphasses? what hypocrisy, superstition and abomination before God, although to mens eyes things appeared holy and godly? Was not then Christ alone & his Apostles, with other that believed his doctrine, the holy & true Church? Although they were not so taken, but for heretics, seditious persons, & blasphemers of God, & were extremely persecuted and put to villainous death, by such as accounted them selves, & were taken for the Church, which fulfilled the measure of their fathers that persecuted the Prophets.1 Upon whom came all the righteous blood, that was shed upon the earth from the blood of just Abel, unto the blood of Zechariah, the son of Barachie, whom they slew between the Temple and the altar?
And when Christ was come, what godly religion found he? What Annasses and Cayphasses? what hypocrisie, superstition and abhomination before God, although to mens eyes thyngs appeared holy and godly? Was not then Christ alone & his Apostles, with other that beleued his doctrine, the holy & true Church? Although they were not so takē, but for heretickes, seditious persons, & blasphemers of God, & were extremely persecuted and put to vilanous death, by such as accompted them selues, & were taken for the Church, which fulfilled the measure of their fathers that persecuted the Prophets.1 Upon whō came al the righteous bloud, that was shed vpon the earth from the bloud of iust Abell, vnto the bloud of Zachary, the sonne of Barachie, whom they slew betwene the Temple and the aultar?
- 1Math. 13.
And how many persons remained constantly in the true lively faith, at the time of Christs passion? I think M. Smith will say but a very few, seeing that Peter denied Christ his Master three times,