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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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Thus I have perused these differences, which well considered, me think sufficient ⟨p. 94⟩to take away, and appease all such differences as might be moved against the Sacrament, the faith whereof hath ever prevailed against such as have impugned it. And I §1have not read of any that hath written against it, but somewhat hath against his enterprise in his writings appeared, whereby to confirm it, or so evident untruths affirmed, as whereby those that be as indifferent to the truth, as Solomon, was in the judgement of the living child, may discern the very true mother from the other, that is to say, who plainly intend the true child to continue alive, and who could be content to have it be destroyed by division. God of his infinite mercy have pity on us, and grant §2the true faith of this holy mystery, uniformly to be conceived in our understandings, and in one form of words to be uttered and preached, which in the book of common prayer is well termed, not distant from the Catholic faith in my judgement.
Thus I haue perused these differences, which well considered, me thinke sufficient ⟨p. 94⟩to take away, and appease all such differences as might be moued against the Sacrament, the faith wherof hath euer preuayled against such as haue impugned it. And I §1haue not read of any that hath written against it, but somewhat hath against his enterprise in his wrytinges appeared, wherby to confirme it, or so euident vntruthes affirmed, as wherby those that be as indifferent to the truth, as Salomon, was in the iudgement of the liuing childe, may discerne the very true mother from the other, that is to say, who plainly entend the true childe to continue aliue, and who could be content to haue it be destroyed by deuision. God of his infinite mercy haue pitie on vs, and graunt