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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 as concerning heat of disputation, mark well the words of S. Augustine, good reader, cited in my book, and thou shalt see clearly, that §5all this multiplication of words is rather a juggling, then a direct answer. For saint Augustine writeth not in heat of disputation, but temperately and gravely, to a learned Bishop his dear friend, who demanded a question of him. And if Saint Augustine had answered in heat of disputation, or for any other respect, otherwise then the truth, he had not done the part of a friend, nor of a learned and godly Bishop. And who so ever judgeth so of Saint Augustine, hath small estimation of him, and showeth him self to have little knowledge of Saint Augustine.
But as concerning heat of disputation, marke well the wordes of S. Augustine, good reader, cited in my booke, and thou shalt see clerely, that §5all this multiplication of wordes is rather a iugling, then a direct answer. For saynt Augustine writeth not in heate of disputation, but temperatly and grauely, to a learned Bishop his deare frend, who demanded a question of him. And if Saynt Augustine had aunswered in heate of disputation, or for any other respect, otherwise then the truth, he had not done the part of a friend, nor of a learned and godly Bishop. And who so euer iudgeth so of Saynt Augustine, hath small estimation of him, and sheweth him selfe to haue litle knowledge of Saynt Augustine.
But in this your answer to saint Augustine, you utter where you learned a good part of your divinity, that is, of Albertus Pighius,1 who is the father of this shift, and with this sleight eludeth Saint Augustin when he could no otherwise answer. As you do now shake of the same Saint Augustine, resembling as it were in that point the lively countenance of your father Pighius. Next in my book followeth Theodoret