A04468:1687
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…
A defence of the Apology of the Church of England containing an answer to a certain book lately set forth by M. Harding, and entitled, A confutation of &c. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Elephant, by Henry Wykes, Anno 1567. 27. OctobrisImprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Elephante, by Henry VVykes, Anno 1567. 27. Octobris
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But to force onward his matter, he saith: Properly, and truly to speak, how can we Eat Christs Body by Faith? Here it might have pleased M. Harding to remember, that these phrases, To Eat Christ: To Drink Christ: To Digest Christ: To be Fed with Christ: To dwell in Christ: To be clad with Christ: To be graft in Christ: and other the like, are not plain, ordinary, usual, and Common Speeches: but Mystically, and Covertly uttered under a Figure: thereby to give us to understand, that Christ is our Spiritual Meat: our Spiritual Drink: our Spiritual Sustenance: our Spiritual house: our Spiritual robe: and our Spiritual stock. Therefore S. Augustine saithe, Nisi manducaveritis Carnem Filij Hominis, & Sanguinem biberitis, non habebitis Vitam in vobis.1 Facinus, vel Flagitium videtur jubere. Figura ergo est, Praecipiens Passioni Domini esse communicandum, & suaviter, atque utiliter recondendum in memoria, quòd pro nobis Caro eius Crucifixa, & vulnerata sit: Onlesse ye eat the Flesh of the Son of Man, and Drink his Blood, ye shall have no life in you. He seemeth by these words to command us to do an horrible wickedness. (For it is an horrible matter to eat Mans Flesh, or to drink Mans Blood. ) Therefore this is a Figure, (or manner of speech) commanding us to be partakers of Christs Passion, and comfortably to lay up in our mind, that his Flesh was Crucified, and wounded for our sakes.
But to force onwarde his mater, he saithe: Properly, and truely to speake, howe can wee Eate Christes Body by Faithe? Here it might haue pleased M. Hardinge to remember, that these phrases, To Eate Christe: To Drinke Christe: To Digeste Christe: To be Fedde vvith Christe: To dvvelle in Christe: To be cladde vvith Christe: To be grafte in Christe: and other the like, are not plaine, ordinarie, vsual, and Common Speaches: but Mystically, and Couertly vttered vnder a Figure: thereby to géeue vs to vnderstande, that Christe is our Spiritual Meate: our Spiritual Drinke: our Spiritual Sustenance: our Spiritual house: our Spiritual robe: and our Spiritual stocke. Therefore S. Augustine saithe, Nisi manducaueritis Carnem Filij Hominis, & Sanguinem biberitis, non habebitis Vitam in vobis.1 Facinus, vel Flagitium videtur iubere. Figura ergo est, Praecipiens Passioni Domini esse communicandum, & suauiter, atque vtiliter recondendum in memoria, quòd pro nobis Caro eius Crucifixa, & vulnerata sit: Onlesse ye eate the Fleashe of the Sonne of Man, and Drinke his Bloude, ye shal haue no life in you. He seemeth by these woordes to commaunde vs to doo an horrible wickednesse. (For it is an horrible mater to eate Mannes Fleashe, or to drinke Mannes Bloude. ) Therefore this is a Figure, (or manner of speache) commaundinge vs to be partakers of Christes Passion, and comfortably to laie vp in our minde, that his Fleashe was Crucified, and wounded for our sakes.