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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 as for them whom ye say that in hypocrisy pretend to be truths §4friends,1 all that be learned and have any judgement, know that it is the Papists, which no few years passed, by hypocrisy and feigned religion, have uttered and sold their lies and fables in stead of Gods eternal truth, and in the place of Christ have set up idols and Antichrist.
And as for them whom ye say that in hypocrisy pretend to be truthes §4frends,1 all that be learned and haue any iudgemēt, know that it is the Papists, which no few yeres passed, by hypocrisy and fained religion, haue vttered and solde theyr lyes and fables in sted of Gods eternall truth, and in the place of Christ haue set vp idols and Antichrist.
- 1Truths feigned friends.Truthes fained frends.
And for the conclusion of this comparison, in this word (Very) you make such a wrangling,1 (where none occasion is given) as never was had before this time of any learned man. For who heard ever before this time, that an adjective was referred to a verb, and not to his proper substantive, of any man that had any learning at all?
And for the conclusion of this comparison, in this word (Very) you make such a wrangling,1 (where none occasion is geuen) as neuer was had before this tyme of any learned man. For who heard euer before this tyme, that an adiectiue was referred to a verb, and not to his proper substantiue, of any man that had any learning at all?