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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 because it may appear how truly and faithfully you report my words, you add this word (all) which is more then I speak,1 and marteth all the whole matter. And you gather thereof such absurdities as I never spake, but as you sophistically do gather, to make a great matter• of nothing.
And because it may appeare how truely and faithfully you reporte my words, you adde this word (all) which is more then I speake,1 and marteth all the wholl matter. And you gather therof such absurdities as I neuer spake, but as you sophistically doe gather, to make a great matter• of nothing.
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And where of this word (there) you would conclude repugnance in my §7doctrine,1 that where in other places I have written, that Christ is spiritually present in them that receive the sacrament, and not in the sacraments of bread and wine, and now it should seem that I teach contrary; that Christ is spiritually present in the very bread and wine, if you pleased to understand my words rightly, there is no repugnance in my words at all. For by this word (there) I mean not in the Sacraments of bread and wine, but in the ministration of the Sacrament, as the old authors for the most part, when they speak of the presence of Christ in the Sacrament, they mean in the ministration of the Sacrament.
And where of this word (there) you would conclude repugnaunce in my