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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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The sixth of John must needs be understand of corporal and sacramē tall eating, pag. 17. lin. 48.
The sixt of Iohn must needes be vnderstand of corporall and sacramē tall eatyng, pag. 17. lin. 48.
Reason in place of service (as being inferior to faith) will agree with the doctrine of Transubstantiation well enough, pag. 265. lin. 1. And as reason received into faiths service, doth not strive with Transubstantiation, but agreeth well with it: so mans senses be no such direct adversaries to Transubstantiation, as a matter whereof they can no skill, for the senses can no skill of substances, pag. 271. lin. 24. &c.
Reason in place of seruice (as beyng inferiour to fayth) will agree with the doctrine of Transubstantiation well enough, pag. 265. lin. 1. And as reason receiued into faithes seruice, doth not striue with Transubstantiation, but agreeth well with it: so mans sences be no such direct aduersaries to Transubstantiation, as a matter whereof they can no skill, for the sences can no skill of substaunces, pag. 271. lin. 24. &c.
Thine eyes say, there is but bread and wine: Thy taste saith the same. Thy feeling and smelling agree fully with them. Hereunto is added the carnal mans understanding, which because it taketh the beginning of the senses proceedeth in reasoning sensually in the devils sophistry. fol. 6. The Church hath not forborne to preach the truth, to the confusion of mans senses and understanding. fol. 15.
Thine eyes say, there is but bread and wyne: Thy tast sayth the same. Thy feelyng and smellyng agree fully with them. Hereunto is added the carnall mans vnderstandyng, which bycause it taketh the begynning of the senses proceedeth in reasonyng sensually in the deuils sophistry. fol. 6. The Church hath not forborne to preache the truth, to the confusion of mans senses and vnderstandyng. fol. 15.