A04468:1709
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 what fancy came in your head, M. Harding, thus to allege, and so vehemently to force this place of Theophylacte? What one word speaketh he, either of your Transubstantiation, or of your Real presence, or of your Corporal, and Fleshly Eating? Verily, as, by any his express words, he nothing aideth you, so by his example of Fiery iron, he seemeth quite to overthrow you. For if ye compare the Sacrament with a piece of Burning iron, (which nevertheless was not Theophylactes meaning: and therefore ye are therein much deceived) then, as the iron, although it be fiery, yet notwithstanding in Nature, and Substance is iron still: Even so the Bread, although it be made the Sacrament of Christs Body, and so the Instruments of the Grace of God, yet, that notwithstanding, in Nature, and Substance in Bread still.
But what fansie came in your heade, M. Hardinge, thus to allege, and so vehemently to force this place of Theophylacte? What one woorde speaketh he, either of your Transubstantiation, or of your Real presence, or of your Corporal, and Fleashely Eating? Verily, as, by any his expresse woordes, he nothing aideth you, so by his example of Firie yron, he séemeth quite to ouerthrowe you. For if ye compare the Sacramente with a péece of Burninge yron, (whiche neuerthelesse was not Theophylactes meaninge: and therefore ye are therein mutche deceiued) then, as the yron, although it be fiery, yet notwithstandinge in Nature, and Substance is yron stil: Euen so the Breade, although it be made the Sacramente of Christes Body, and so the Instruments of the Grace of God, yet, that notwithstandinge, in Nature, and Substance in Breade stil.
Here, lest you, giving over your Transubstantiation, as knowing it to be only a late found fantasy, should hope nevertheless by this Example of Fiery iron to establish your Real Presence, and to say, that as the fire is Really, and in deed in the iron, so the Body of Christ is in deed, and Really in the Sacrament: it may please you to call to mind, that in the Holy Learned Fathers, the same example, and like Form of speech, is used also of the Sacrament of Baptism. In the Council of Nice it is written thus:1