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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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Thus you have laboured sore in this matter, and spun a fair third, and brought this your first book to a goodly conclusion.1 For you conclude your book with blasphemous words against both the sacrament of baptism and the Lords supper, niggardly pinching gods gifts, and diminishing ⟨p. 42⟩his liberal promises made unto us in them. For where Christ hat• promised in both the sacraments to be assistant with us whole both in body and spirit (in the one to be our spiritual regeneration and apparel, and in the other to be our spiritual meat and drink) you clip his liberal benefits in such sort, that in the one you make him to give but only his spirit, and in the other but only his body. And yet you call your book an Explication and assertion of the true catholic faith.
Thus you haue labored sore in this matter, and sponne a fayre threde, and brought this your first booke to a goodly conclusion.1 For you conclude your booke with blasphemous wordes agaynst both the sacrament of baptisme and the Lordes supper, nigardly pinching gods giftes, and diminishing ⟨p. 42⟩hys lyberall promises made vnto vs in them. For where Christ hat• promised in both the sacramentes to be assistant with vs wholl both in body and spirite (in the one to be our spirituall regeneration and apparell, and in the other to be our spirituall meate and drinke) you clyp hys liberall benefites in such sorte, that in the one you make him to geue but onely his spirite, and in the other but onely hys body. And yet you call your booke an Explication and assertion of the true catholicke fayth.
- 1Injury to both Sacraments.Iniury to both Sacrament•s.