A19563:517
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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?
- 1Very.
And as for the matter of Judas is answered before. For he received not the bread that was the Lord, (as S. Augustine saith) but the bread of the Lord.1 Nor no man can receive the body of Christ unworthily, although he may receive unworthily the Sacrament thereof.
And as for the matter of Iudas is answered before. For he receaued not the bread that was the Lord, (as S. Augustine sayth) but the bread of the Lord.1 Nor no man can receaue the body of Christ vnworthely, although he may receaue vnworthely the Sacrament thereof.
- 1August. in Joh. tra. 59.