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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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Now neither Eusebius in Ecclesiastica historia, nor S. Hierom, nor Gennadius, nor any other old writer maketh any mention of those epistles, which authors in rehearsing what works Clement wrote, (not leaving out so much as one epistle of his) would surely have made some mention of the v. Epistles which the papists long before our time feigned in his name, if there had ben any such in their time.
Now neither Eusebius in Ecclesiastica historia, nor S. Hierom, nor Gennadius, nor any other old writer maketh any me•tion of those epistles, which authors in rehersing what workes Clement wrotte, (not leauing out so much as one epistle of his) would surely haue made some mention of the v. Epistles which the papistes long before our tyme fayned in his name, if there had ben any such in their time.
Moreover those Epistles make mention, that Clement at James request wrote unto him the manner of Peters death, but how could that be, seeing that James was dead vii. years before Peter? For James died the vii. year. And Peter the xiiii. year of Nero the Emperor.
Moreouer those Epistles make mention, that Clement at Iames request wrot vnto him the maner of Peters death, but how could that be, seyng that Iames was dead vii. yeres before Peter? For Iames died ye vii. yere. And Peter the xiiii. yere of Nero the Emperour.
Thirdly, it is contained in the same epistles, that Peter made Clement his successor, which could not be true, forasmuch as next to Peter succeeded Linus, as all the histories tell.