A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to…A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to…

Now to that, we make account only of Two Sacraments, as instituted by Christ, ¹wherewith M. Harding findeth him self so much offended, it may please him to understand, that the Ancient Learned Fathers, Irenaeus, Justinus Martyr, Tertullian, S. Ambrose, Cyrillus Alexandrinus, and others, having occasion to entreat of purpose, and specially hereof, speak only of Two Sacraments, Baptism, and Our Lords Supper, and name none other. S. Cyprian saithe, Tunc demùm planè sanctificari, & esse Filij Dei possunt, si utroque Sacramento nascantur: Then may they be throughly Sanctified, and become the Children of God, if they be new borne by both the Sacraments. S. Augustine saith, Quaedam Pauca pro multis, eademque factu facillima, & intellectu augustissima, & obseruatione castissima, ipse Dominus, & Apostolica tradidit disciplina: sicuti est Baptismi Sacramentum, & Celebratio Corporis, & Sanguinis Domini: Our Lorde, and his Apostles have delivered unto us a few Sacraments in stead of many, and the same in doing most easy, in signification most excellent, in observation most reverend: as is the Sacrament of Baptism, and the Celebration of the Body, and Blood of Our Lord. Again, speaking of Baptism, and the Supper, he saithe thus: Haec sunt Ecclesiae Gemina Sacramenta: These be the Two Sacraments of the Church. Paschasius saithe, Sunt Sacramenta Christi in Ecclesia Catholica, Baptismus, & ⟨p. 214⟩Corpus,² & Sanguis Domini: These be the Sacraments of Christ in the Catholic Church: Baptism, and the Body, and Blood of our Lord. To be short, Cardinal Bessarion saithe, ³Haec Duo Sola Sacramenta in Evangelijs manifestè tradita legimus: We read, that these Only two Sacraments were delivered to us plainly in the Scriptures.

Nowe to that, wée make accoumpte onely of Tvvo Sacramentes, as instituted by Christe, ¹wherewith M. Hardinge findeth him selfe so mutche offended, it maie please him to vnderstande, that the Anciente Learned Fathers, Irenaeus, Iustinus Martyr, Tertullian, S. Ambrose, Cyrillus Alexandrinus, and others, hauinge occasion to intreate of pourpose, and specially hereof, speake onely of Tvvo Sacramentes, Baptisme, and Our Lordes Supper, and name none other. S. Cyprian saithe, Tunc demùm planè sanctificari, & esse Filij Dei possunt, si vtroque Sacramento nascantur: Then maie they be throughly Sanctified, and become the Children of God, if they be newe borne by both the Sacramentes. S. Augustine saith, Quaedam Pauca pro multis, eademque factu facillima, & intellectu augustissima, & obseruatione castissima, ipse Dominus, & Apostolica tradidit disciplina: sicuti est Baptismi Sacramentum, & Celebratio Corporis, & Sanguinis Domini: Our Lorde, and his Apostles haue deliuered vnto vs a fevve Sacramentes in steede of many, and the same in dooing moste easy, in signification moste excellent, in obseruation most reuerende: as is the Sacrament of Baptisme, and the Celebration of the Body, and Bloude of Our Lorde. Againe, speakinge of Baptisme, and the Supper, he saithe thus: Haec sunt Ecclesiae Gemina Sacramenta: These be the Tvvoo Sacramentes of the Churche. Paschasius saithe, Sunt Sacramenta Christi in Ecclesia Catholica, Baptismus, &