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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 because neither you nor Smith dare join with me in mine issue I shall repeat mine issue again,1 and take it for confessed of you both, because ⟨p. 109⟩neither of you dare say the contrary, & join an issue with me therein. My issue is this,2 Let all the Papists together show any one authority, either of scripture or of ancient author, either Greek or Latin, that saith as they say, that Christ called not bread and wine his body and blood, but Individuum vagum, and for my part I shall give them place, and confess that they say true. And if they can show nothing for them of antiquity, but only their own bare words, then it is reason that they give place to the truth, confirmed by so many authorities both of scripture and of ancient writers, which is, that Christ called very material bread his body, and very wine made of grapes, his blood.
But because neither you nor Smith dare ioyne with me in mine issue I shall repete mine issue againe,1 and take it for confessed of you both, bicause ⟨p. 109⟩neither of you dare say the contrary, & ioyne an issue with mee therin. My issue is this,2 Let all the Papists together shew any one authority, either of scripture or of auncient author, either Greeke or Latine, that sayth as they say, that Christ called not bread and wine his body and bloud, but Indiuiduum vagum, and for my part I shall giue them place, and confesse that they say true. And if they can shew nothing for them of antiquitie, but onely their owne bare wordes, then it is reason that they geue place to the truth, confirmed by so many authorities both of scripture and of auncient writers, which is, that Christ called very materiall bread his body, and very wine made of grapes, his bloud.
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