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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 here the Reader may note well that once again you be fain to fly §3for succour unto M. Luther, Bucer, Jonah, Melanchthon, & Aepinus,1 whose names were wont to be so hateful unto you, that you could never with patience abide the hearing of them: & yet their sayings help you nothing at all. For although these men in this & many other things, have in times past, and yet peradventure some do (the veil of old darkness not clearly in every point removed from their eyes) agree with the papists in part of this matter, yet they agree not in the whole: and therefore it is true nevertheless that this faith which you teach is the Papists faith. For if you would conclude, that this is not the Papists faith because Luther, Bucer, & other, believe in many things as the papists do, then by the same reason you may conclude that the papists believe not that Christ was borne, crucified, dyed, rose again, & ascended into heaven, which things Luther, Bucer, & the other, constantly doth taught, & believed: and yet the faith of the real presence, may be called rather the faith of the papists then of the other, not only because the papists do so believe, but specially, for that the papists were the first authors and inventors of that faith, and have been the chief spreaders abroad of it, and were the cause that other were blinded with the same error.
And here the Reader may note well that once again you be faine to flye §3for succor vnto M. Luther, Bucer, Ionas, Melancthon, & Aepinus,1 whose names were wonte to be so hatefull vnto you, that you coulde neuer with patience abide the hearing of them: & yet their sayinges helpe you nothing at all. For although these men in this & many other thinges, haue in times past, and yet peraduenture some doe (the vayle of olde darcknes not cleerly in euery point remoued from their eyes) agree with the papistes in part of this matter, yet they agree not in the wholl: and therfore it is true neuerthelesse that this fayth which you teache is the Papistes faith. For if you would conclude, that this is not the Papistes faith because Luther, Bucer, & other, beleue in many things as the papists do, thē by the same reasō you may conclude that ye papists beleeue not yt Christ was borne, crucified, dyed, rose again, & ascended into heauē, which things Luther, Bucer, & the other, cōstantly doth taught, & beleeued: and yet the faith of ye real presēce, may be called rather ye fayth of the papists then of ye other, not only because the papists do so beleue, but specially, for that the papists were the first authors and inuentors of that faith, and haue been the chief spreaders abroad of it, and were the cause that other were blinded with the same error.