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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 letting that matter pass, yet we vary from you in this difference. For we say not (as you do) that the body of Christ is corporally, naturally, and carnally, either in the bread and wine, or forms of bread and wine, or in them that eat and drink thereof. But we say that he is corporally in heaven only, and spiritually in them that worthily eat and drink the bread, and wine. But you make an article of the faith, which the old Church never believed nor heard of.
But letting that matter passe, yet we vary from you in this difference. For we say not (as you doe) that the body of Christ is corporally, naturally, and carnally, either in the bread and wine, or formes of bread and wine, or in them that eate and drinke thereof. But we say that he is corporally in heauen onely, and spiritually in them that worthely eate and drink ye bread, and wine. But you make an article of the faith, which the olde Church neuer beleeued nor heard of.
And where you note in this second part of the difference, a sleight and craft: as you note an untruth in the first, even as much craft is in the one, as untruth in the other, being neither sleight nor untruth in either of both. §6But this sleight (say you) I use, putting that for a difference, wherein is no difference at all, but every Catholic man must needs confess, Yet once again, there is no man so deaf, as he that will not hear, nor so blind, as he that will not see, nor so dull, as he that will not understand. But if you had indifferent ears, indifferent eyes, and indifferent judgement, you might well gather of my words, a plain and manifest difference, although it be not in such terms as contenteth your mind. But because you shall see that I mean no sleight, nor craft, but go plainly to work, I shall set out the difference truly as I meant, and in such your own terms as I trust shall content you, if it be possible. Let this therefore be the difference.
And where you note in this second parte of the difference, a sleight and crafte: as you note an vntruth in the first, euen as much crafte is in the one, as vntruth in the other, being neither sleight nor vntruth in either of both.