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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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After the death of king Henry, immediately succeeded his son king Edward, under whose government and protection the state of this Archbishop, being his Godfather, was nothing appaired, but rather more advanced.
After the death of kyng Henry, immediatly succéeded his sonne kyng Edward, vnder whose gouernement and protection the state of this Archbyshop, beyng his Godfather, was nothyng appaired, but rather more aduaunced.
During all this mean time of king Henry aforesaid, until the entering of king Edward, it seemeth that Cranmer was scarcely yet throughly persuaded in the right knowledge of the Sacrament, or at least, was not yet fully ripened in the same: wherein shortly after he being more groundly confirmed by conference with Bishop Ridley, in process of time did so profit in more riper knowledge, that at last he took upon him the defence of that whole doctrine, that is, to refute and throw down first the corporal presence: secondly the fantastical transubstantiation: thirdly the Idolatrous adoration: fourthly the false error of the Papists, that wicked men do eat the natural body of Christ:1 and lastly the blasphemous sacrifice of the Mass. Whereupon in conclusion he wrote five books, for the public instruction of the Church of England, which instruction yet to this day standeth and is received in this Church of England.
Duryng all this meane tyme of kyng Henry aforesayd, vntill the entryng of kyng Edward, it séemeth that Cranmer was scarsely yet throughly perswaded in the right knowledge of the Sacrament, or at least, was not yet fully rypened in the same: wherein shortly after he beyng more groundly confirmed by conference with Byshop Ridley, in processe of tyme did so profite in more ryper knowledge, that at last he tooke vpon him the defence of that whole doctrine, that is, to refute and throw downe first the corporall presence: secondly the phantasticall transubstantiation: thirdly the Idolatrous adoration: fourthly the false errour of the Papistes, that wicked men do eate the naturall body of Christ: