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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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Here before you enter into my second untruth (as you call it) you find fault by the way, that in the rehearsal of the words of Christ, out of the Gospel of S. John, I begin a little to low. But if the reader ⟨p. 18⟩consider the matter for the which I allege S. John, he shall well perceive that I began at the right place where I ought to begin. For I do not bring forth S. John for the matter of the real presence of Christ in the Sacrament, whereof is no mention made in that chapter, & as it would not have served me for that purpose, no more doth it serve you, although ye cited the whole Gospel. But I bring saint John for the matter of eating Christs flesh and drinking his blood, wherein I passed over nothing that pertaineth to the matter, but rehearse the whole fully and faithfully. And because the Reader may the better understand the matter, and judge between us both, I shall rehearse the words of my former book, which be these.
HEre before you enter into my seconde vntrueth (as you call it) you finde faulte by the way, that in the rehearsall of the wordes of Christ, out of the Gospell of S. Iohn, I begine a little to lowe. But if the reader ⟨p. 18⟩consider the matter for the which I alleadge S. Iohn, he shal wel perceiue that I began at ye right place where I ought to begin. For I doe not bring forth S. Iohn for the matter of the reall presence of Christ in the Sacrament, whereof is no mention made in that chapter, & as it would not haue serued me for that purpose, no more doth it serue you, althoughe ye cyted the whole Gospell. But I bring saynt Iohn for the matter of eating Christes flesh and drinking his bloud, wherin I passed ouer nothing that pertaineth to the matter, but rehearse the whole fully and faithfully. And because the Reader may the better vnderstand the matter, and iudge between vs both, I shall rehearse the wordes of my former booke, which be these.