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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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This is the true doctrine, confirmed as well by the holy scripture, as by all ancient authors of Christs Church, both Greeks and Latins, that is to say, that when our Saviour Christ gave bread and wine to his disciples, & spake these words, This is my body, This is my blood, it is very bread & wine which he called his body and blood.
This is the true doctrine, confirmed as well by the holy scripture, as by all auncient authours of Christes Church, both Greekes and Latines, that is to say, that whē our Sauiour Christ gaue bread and wine to his disciples, & spake these words, This is my body, This is my bloud, it is very bread & wine which he called his body and bloud.
Now let the Papists show some authority for their opinion, either of scripture, or of some ancient author. And let them not constrain all men to follow their fond devises, only because they say, It is so, without any other ground or authority, but their own bare words. For in such wise credit is to be given to Gods word only, and not to the word of any man. As many of them as I have red (the bishop of Winchester only excepted) do say, that Christ called ⟨p. 106⟩not bread his body, nor wine his blood, when he said, This is my body, This is my blood. And yet in expounding these words, they vary among them selves: which is a token that they be uncertain of their own doctrine.
Now let the Papistes shew some authority for their opinion, either of scripture, or of some aunciant author. And let them not constrayne all men to follow their fond deuises, only because they say, It is so, without any other groūd or authoritie, but their owne bare wordes. For in such wise credite is to be geuen to Gods word only, and not to the word of any man. As many of them as I haue red (the byshop of Winchester onely excepted) do say, that Christ called ⟨p. 106⟩not bread his body, nor wine his bloud, when he sayd, This is my body, This is my bloud. And yet in expoūding these wordes, they vary among them selues: which is a token that they be vncertaine of their own doctrine.