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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 have I rehearsed the words of Christ faithfully and fully, so much §1as pertaineth to the eating of Christs flesh, and drinking of his blood. And I have begun neither to high nor to low, but taking only so much as served for the matter.
Here haue I rehearsed the wordes of Christ faithfully and fully, so much §1as pertayneth to the eating of Christes flesh, and drinking of his bloud. And I haue begun neither to high nor to low, but taking only so much as serued for the matter.
But here have I committed a fault (say you) in the translation for (verily meat) translating (very meat.)1 And this is another of the evident and manifest untruths by me uttered, as you esteem it. Wherein a man may see, how hard it is to escape the reproaches of Momus. For what an horrible crime (trow you) is committed here, to call very meat, that which is verily meat? As who should say, that very meat is not verily meat, or that which is verily meat, were not very meat. The old Authors say very meat, [Greek or Hebrew]. verus cibus, 2in a hundred places.
But here haue I committed a fault (say you) in the translation for (verely meate) translating (very meat.)1 And this is another of the euydent and manifest vntruthes by me vttered, as you esteeme it. Wherein a man may see, how hard it is to escape ye reproches of Momus. For what an horrible crime (trow you) is committed here, to call very meat, that which is verely meat? As who should say, that very meat is not verely meate, or yt which is verely meate, were not very meate. The olde Authors say very meate, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. verus cibus,