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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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Now the crafts, wiles, and untruths of the first book being, partly detected, after I have also answered to this book, I shall leave to the ⟨p. 49⟩indifferent Reader, to judge whether it be of the same sort or no. But before I make further answer, I shall rehearse the words of mine own third book, which you attempt next, (out of order) to impugn. My words be these.
NOw the craftes, wiles, and vntruthes of the first booke being, partly detected, after I haue also answered to this booke, I shall leaue to the ⟨p. 49⟩indifferent Reader, to iudge whether it be of the same sort or no. But before I make further answere, I shall rehearse the wordes of mine owne thirde boke, which you attēpt next, (out of order) to impugne. My words be these.
Now this matter of Transubstantiation, being (as I trust) sufficiently resolved,1 which is the first part before rehearsed, wherein the Papistical doctrine varieth from the Catholic truth,2 order requireth, next to entreat of the second part which is of the manner of the presence of the body and blood of our Saviour Christ in the Sacrament thereof, wherein is no less contention, than in the first part.
Now this matter of Transubstantiatiō, being (as I trust) sufficiently resolued,1 which is the first part before rehearsed, wherein the Papisticall doctrine varieth from the Catholick truth,2 order requireth, next to intreate of the second part which is of the manner of the presence of the body and bloud of our Sauiour Christ in the Sacramēt thereof, wherin is no lesse cōtentiō, thē in the first part.