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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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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.
And it is not to be passed ouer, but worthy to be noted, how manifest falshoode is vsed in the printing of this Bishoppes booke,1 in the 136. leafe. For where the Bishoppe wrote (as I haue two coppies to shew, one of his own hand, and another exhibited by him in open court, before the Kinges Commissioners) that Christes body in the Sacrament, is truely present, & therfore really present, corporally also, and naturally. The printed booke now set abroad, hath changed this word (naturally) and in the stede therof hath put these wordes (but yet supernaturally) corrupting, and manifestly falsefying the Bishops booke.
- 1A manifest falsehood in the printing of the Bishops book.A manifest falshoode in the printing of the Byshoppes booke.
Who was the Author of this untrue act, I cannot certainly define, but ⟨p. 45⟩if conjectures may have place, I think the Bishop himself would not command to altar the book in the printing, and then set it forth with this title, that it was the same book that was exhibited by his own hand for his defence, to the kings majesties commissioners at Lambeth.