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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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For after that I had alleged for the proof of my purpose, a great many places of old authors, both Greeks and Latins, I provoked the Papists to say what they could to the contrary. Let all the Papists together (said I) show any one authority for them, either of Scripture or ancient Author, either Greek or Latin, and for my part I shall give them place. And if they can show nothing for them of antiquity, then is it 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.
For after that I had alledged for the proofe of my purpose, a great many places of old authors, both Greekes and Latines, I prouoked the Papistes to say what they could to the contrary. Let all the Papistes together (sayd I) shew any one authoritie for them, either of Scripture or auncient Author, eyther Greeke or Latin, and for my part I shall giue them place. And if they can shew nothing for them of antiquitie, then is it reason that they giue 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.
Now I refer to thy judgement, indifferent reader, whether I offered the Papists reason or no? and whether they ought not, if they had any thing to show, to have brought it forth here? And for as much as they have brought nothing, (being thus provoked with all their counsel) whether thou oughtest not to judge, that they have nothing in deed to show, which if they had, without doubt we should have hard of it in this place. But we hear nothing at all, but these their bare words, not one of all these Doctors saith as ye do, my Lord, Which I put in thy discretion, ⟨p. 111⟩indifferent Reader, to view the Doctors words by me alleged and so to judge.
Now I referre to thy iudgement, indifferent reader, whether I offered the Papistes reason or no? and whether they ought not, if they had any thing to shew, to haue brought it forth here? And for as much as they haue brought nothing, (being thus prouoked with all their counsayle) whether thou oughtest not to iudge, that they haue nothing in deede to shew, which if they had, without doubt we should haue hard of it in this place. But we heare nothing at all, but these their bare wordes, not one of all these Doctors sayth as ye do, my Lord, Which I put in thy discretion,