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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 I think the Printer, being a French man, would not have enterprised so false a deed of his own head, for that which he should have no thanks at all, but be accused of the Author as a falsifier of his book.
And I thinke the Printer, being a French man, would not haue enterprised so false a deed of his own head, for yt which he should haue no thanks at all, but be accused of the Author as a falsifier of his booke.
Now for as much as it is not like, that either the Bishop, or the Printer, would play any such pranks, it must then be some other, that was of counsel in the printing of the book, which being printed in France, (whether you be now fled from your own native country) what person is more like to have done such a noble act, then you? who being so full of craft and untruth in your own country, show your self to be no changeling, where soever you become. And the rather it seemeth to me to be you, then any other person, because that the book is altered in this word (naturally) upon which word standeth the reproof of your saying. For he saith, that Christ is in the Sacrament naturally, and you deny that any man so saith, but that Christ is there supernaturally. Who is more like therefore to change in his book (naturally) into supernatural, then you whom the matter toucheth, and no man else? but whether my conjectures be good in this matter, I will not determine, but refer it to the judgement of the indifferent Reader.
Now for as much as it is not like, that either the Bishop, or the Printer, would play any such pranks, it must then be some other, that was of counsell in the printing of the booke, which being printed in Fraunce, (whether you be now fled from your own natiue countrey) what person is more like to haue done such a noble acte, then you? who being so full of craft and vntruth in your own countrey, shew your selfe to be no changeling, where soeuer you become. And the rather it seemeth to me to be you, then any other person, because that the booke is altred in this word (naturally) vpō which word standeth the reproofe of your saying. For he saith, that Christ is in the Sacrament naturally, and you deny that any man so saith, but that Christ is there supernaturally. Who is more like therefore to change in his booke (naturally) into supernaturall, then you whom the matter toucheth, and no mā els? but whether my coniectures be good in this matter, I will not determine, but referre it to the iudgement of the indifferent Reader.