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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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¶A Letter wherein he reproveth and condemneth the false and slanderous reports of the Papists, which said that he had set up Mass again at Canterbury.
¶A Letter wherein hee reproueth and condemneth the false and sclaunderous reportes of the Papistes, which sayd that he had set vp Masse agayne at Canterbury.
AS the devil Christs ancient adversary is a liar, & the father of lying: Even so hath he stirred up his servants and members, to persecute Christ & his true word and Religion with lying, which he ceaseth not to do most earnestly at this present. For whereas the Prince of famous memory king Henry the eight seeing the great abuses of the Latin Mass, reformed some thing therein in his time, and also our late sovereign Lord king Edward the vj. took the same whole away for the manifold errors and abuses thereof, and restored in the place thereof Christs holy Supper according to Christs own institution and as the Apostles in the primitive Church used the same: the devil goeth about by lying to overthrow the Lords holy Supper and to restore his Latin satisfactory Mass, a thing of his own invention and devise: and to bring the same more easily to pass, some have abused the name of me Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, bruiting abroad that I have set up the Mass at Canterbury and that I offered to say Mass at the burial of our late sovereign Prince king Edward the vj. and also that I offered to say Mass, before the Queens highness and at Pauls Church, and I wot not where. And although I have been well exercised these xx. years to suffer and bear evil reports and lies, and have been much grieved thereat, but have borne all things quietly: yet when untrue reports and lies turn to the hinderance of Gods truth, they be in no wise to be suffered.
AS the deuill Christes auncient aduersary is a lyer, & the father of lying: Euē so hath he sturred vp his seruaunts and members, to persecute Christ & his true word and Religion with lying, whiche he ceasseth not to do most earnestly at this present. For whereas the Prince of famous memory kyng Henry the eight seyng the great abuses of the Latin Masse, reformed some thyng therein in his tyme, and also our late soueraigne Lord kyng Edward the vj. tooke the same whole away for the manifold errours and abuses therof, and restored in the place therof Christes holy Supper accordyng to Christes owne institution and as the Apostles in the primatiue Church vsed the same: the deuil goeth about by lying to ouerthrow the Lordes holy Supper and to restore his Latin satisfactory Masse, a thyng of his owne inuention and deuise: and to bryng the same more easely to passe, some haue abused the name of me Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, brutyng abroad that I haue set vp the Masse at Canterbury and that I offred to say Masse at the buriall of our late soueraigne Prince kyng Edward the vj. and also that I offred to say Masse, before the Queenes highnes and at Paules Church, and I wot not where. And although I haue bene wel exercised these xx. yeares to suffer and beare euill reportes and lyes, and haue bene much greued thereat, but haue borne all thynges quietly: yet when vntrue reportes and lyes turne to the hinderaunce of Gods truth, they be in no wise to be suffred.