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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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Caunterbury.
Here is an other sleight,1 such as the like hath not lightly been seen. For §1where I wrote, that when Christ said, This is my body, it was bread that he called his body, you turn the matter to make a descant upon these 2. words (calling) and (making) that the nundes of the readers should be so occupied with the discussion of these 2. words, that in the mean time they should forget, what thing it was, that was called and made? Like unto men that dare larks, which hold up an hobby, that the larks eyes, being ever upon the hobby, should not see the net that is laid on their heads.
HEre is an other sleight,1 such as the like hath not lightly bene sene. For §1where I wrote, that when Christ sayd, This is my body, it was bread that he called his body, you turne the matter to make a descant vpon these 2. wordes (calling) and (making) that the nundes of the readers should be so occupied with the discussion of these 2. wordes, that in the meane tyme they should forget, what thing it was, that was called and made? Like vnto men that dare larkes, which hold vp an hoby, that the larks eyes, beyng euer vppon the hoby, should not see the nette that is layd on theyr heades.
- 1Another sleight.