A04468:1688
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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So saith Gratian▪ 1touching the same, Quidam non improbabiliter exponunt Carnis, & Sanguinis Veritatem, ipsam earundem rerum efficientiam, id est, Remissionem Peccatorum: Touching these words, The Truth of Christs Flesh, and Blood, some men not unaptly understand thereby, the effect, and force of Christs Flesh, and Blood, that is to say, The Remission of our Sins. And so S. Augustine saith, Laverunt Stolas suas in Sanguine Agni,2 hoc est, in Gratia Dei per Christum: They washed their cotes in the Blood of the Lamb, that is to say, in the Grace of God through Christ. This Grace flowing from Christs Body upon the Cross, and given to the Faithful in the Ministration of the Holy Mysteries, oftentimes beareth the name of Christs Body, and is the ground, and Substance of the Sacrament: And who so ever is Partaker of this Grace, is also Partaker of Christs Body. Therefore S. Augustine saith, Cùm essent omnibus Communia Sacramenta,3 non Communis erat omnibus Gratia, quae est Virtus Sacramentorum: Whereas the Sacraments were common to all, yet the Grace thereof was not common to all. And that is the Power, and strength of the Sacraments. Likewise S. Ambrose, In similitudinem quidem accipis Sacramentum: Sed Verae Naturae Gratiam, Virtutemque consequeris:4 Ye take the Sacrament in Representation, or Remembrance: But ye obtain thereby the Grace and Power of Christs Very Nature.
So saith Gratian▪ 1touching the same, Quidam nō improbabiliter exponunt Carnis, & Sanguinis Veritatem, ipsam earundem rerum efficientiam, id est, Remissionem Peccatorum: Touchinge these woordes, The Truthe of Christes Fleashe, and Bloude, somme menne not vnaptely vnderstande thereby, the effecte, and force of Christes Fleashe, and Bloude, that is to saie, The Remission of our Sinnes. And so S. Augustine saithe, Lauerunt Stolas suas in Sanguine Agni,2