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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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This explication of the true catholic faith, noteth to the Reader certain §1evident & manifest untruths uttered by me (as he saith) which I also pray thee good reader to note for this intent, that thou mayst take the rest of my sayings for true, which he noteth not for false, & doubtless they should not have escaped noting as well as the other if they had bin untrue, as he saith the other be. And if I can prove these things also true, which noteth for manifest and evident untruths, then me thinketh it is reason that all my sayings should be allowed for true, if those be proved true ⟨p. 15⟩which only be rejected as untrue. But this untruth is to be noted in him generally, that he either ignorantly mistaketh, or willingly misreporteth almost all that I say. But now note good Reader, the evident and manifest untruths which I utter as he saith.1 The first is, that the faith of the real presence is the faith of the papists. An other is, that these words, my flesh is verily meat. I do translate thus: My flesh is very meat. An other is that I handle not sincerely the words of S. Augustine speaking of the eating of Christs body. The fourth is, that by these words, this is my body, Christ intendeth not to make the bread his body, but to signify that such as receive that worthily, be members of Christs body. These be the heinous and manifest errors which I have uttered.
THis explication of the true catholicke fayth, noteth to the Reader certayn §1euident & manifest vntruthes vttered by me (as he sayth) which I also pray thee good reader to note for this intent, that thou mayst take ye rest of my sayinges for true, which he noteth not for false, & doubtles they should not haue escaped noting as wel as the other if they had bin vntrue, as he sayth the other be. And if I can proue these thinges also true, whichhe noteth for manyfest and euident vntruthes, then mee thinketh it is reason that all my sayinges should be allowed for true, if those be proued true