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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 here the Reader may see in you, that the adversaries of the truth sometime be enforced to say the truth, although sometime they do it unawares: as Caiaphas prophesied the truth, and as you do here confess, that Christ is our satisfaction wholly and fully.1
But here the Reader may see in you, that the aduersaries of the truth sometime be inforced to say the truth, although sometime they doe it vnwares: as Caiphas prophesied the truth, and as you doe here confes, that Christ is our satisfaction wholly and fully.1
And yet the Reader may note your inconstancy. For afterward in the last book you give Christ such a nip, that of that whole satisfaction, you pinch half away from him, and ascribe it to the sacrifice of the Priest, as I shall more fully declare in my answer to the last book. For you say there that the sacrifice of Christ giveth us life, and that the sacrifice of the priest continueth our life.
And yet the Reader may note your inconstancy. For afterward in the last booke you geue Christ such a nippe, that of that whole satisfactiō, you pinch halfe away from him, and ascribe it to the sacrifice of the Priest, as I shall more fully declare in my answere to ye last book. For you say there that the sacrifice of Christ geueth vs life, and that the sacrifice of the priest continueth our life.