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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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But whether I have made any untrue report or no, let the books be judges. As touching the first, the Bishop writeth thus in his book of the Devils sophistry, the 14. leaf. Good men were never offended with breaking of the host, which they daily saw, being also persuaded Christs body to be present in the Sacrament naturally, and really. And in the 18. leaf he saith these words, Christ, God and man, is naturally present in the Sacrament. And in ten, or twelve places of this his last book, he saith, that Christ is present in the Sacrament, naturally, corporally, sensibly, and carnally, as shall appear evidently in the reading thereof. So that I make no false report herein, who report no otherwise, then the •apistes have written, and published openly in their books.
But whether I haue made any vntrue report or no, let the bookes be iudges. As touching the first, the Bishop writeth thus in his booke of the Deuils sophistry, the 14. leafe. Good men were neuer offended with breaking of the hoost, which they daily saw, being also perswaded Christes body to be present in the Sacrament naturally, and really. And in the 18. leafe he saith these words, Christ, God and man, is naturally present in the Sacrament. And in ten, or twelue places of this his last booke, he saith, yt Christ is present in the Sacramēt, naturally, corporally, sensibly, and carnally, as shall appeare euidently in the reading therof. So that I make no false reporte herein, who report no otherwise, then the •apistes haue written, and published openly in their bookes.
And it is not to be passed over, but worthy to be noted, how manifest falsehood is used in the printing of this Bishops book,1 in the 136. leaf. For where the Bishop wrote (as I have two copies to show, one of his own hand, and another exhibited by him in open court, before the Kings Commissioners) that Christs body in the Sacrament, is truly present, & therefore really present, corporally also, and naturally. The printed book now set abroad, hath changed this word (naturally) and in the stead thereof hath put these words (but yet supernaturally) corrupting, and manifestly falsifying the Bishops book.