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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 say not that the Church teacheth so (as you feign me to say) but that the Papists say so. Wherefore I should wish you to report my words as I say, and not as you imagine me to say, least you hear again (as you have heard heretofore) of your wonderful learning, and practise in the Devils Sophistry.
And I say not that the Church teacheth so (as you fayne me to say) but that the Papistes say so. Wherfore I should wish you to reporte my words as I say, and not as you imagine me to say, least you heare agayne (as you haue heard heretofore) of your wonderfull learning, and practise in the Deuils Sophistrye.
1Now as concerning the second part of this comparison, here you grant that my saying therein is true, and that every Catholic man must needs,§5 and doth confess the same. By which your saying, you must also condemn almost all the school authors, and Lawyers, that have written of this matter, with Innocent the third also, as men not Catholic, because they teach that Christ goeth no further, nor tarrieth no longer,2 then the forms of bread and wine go, and remain in their proper kind.
1Now as concerning the second parte of this comparison, here you graūt that my saying therein is true, and that euery Catholick man must needes,§5 and doth confesse the same. By which your saying, you must also condemne almost all the schoole authors, and Lawiers, that haue written of this matter, with Innocent the third also, as men not Catholick, because they teach that Christ goeth no further, nor taryeth no longer,2