A04468:1893
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
Part 2 › M. Harding. › The B. of Salisbury.Part 2 › M. Hardinge. › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Ye add further, But, say ye, at the Lords Supper Christ giveth him self verily present. To what purpose? I pray you. That we may Eat him (say ye) by Faith, and Sprite. Well reasoned forsooth. Now forsooth, M. Harding, this is Hick Scorners Logic, far unmeet for a man of your gravity.
Ye adde further, But, saie ye, at the Lordes Supper Christe geueth him selfe verily presente. To what purpose? I praie you. That wee maie Eate him (saie ye) by Faithe, and Sprite. VVel reasoned forsoothe. Now forsoothe, M. Hardinge, this is Hicke Scorners Logique, farre vnméete for a man of your grauitie.
Have ye forgotten (say you) the giving to eat, 1and eating that which is given, to be Relatives, one of them having relation to the other? If Christ do exhibit him self, verily present, doth not he so exhibit or give him self, as he will be received? If he give him self verily present, we take him verily Present. And then we eat him verily Present, not only by Faith, and sprite, but by taking him into our Mouth, and Belly. Verily, M. Harding, this, of your part, was not very well reasoned. For a man may have Christ verily Present, although he have him not in his mouth.2 S. Augustine saithe, Habes Christum In Praesenti, per Signum: In Praesenti, per Fidem: In Praesenti▪ per Baptismatis Sacramentum: Thou haste Christ in the time Present, by his Sign, or Token: In the time Present, by Faith: In the time Present, by the Sacrament of Baptism. And S. Augustine imagineth Christ thus to say unto the people of Caper•aum,3 Non hoc Corpus, quod videris, manducaturi estis: Ye shall not eat (with your bodily mouth) this Body of mine, that you see. We remember well the Relation, that is between Giving, and Receiving: and therefore we marvel so much the more, that you so unskilfully would abuse it. For as Christ offereth his Body Spiritually to our Faith, and Sprite: even so Spiritually by our Faith, and Sprite we receive it. And where ye say. We take Christs Body into our Mouths, and Bodies, as having forgotten that Christ saith, The words, that I have spoken, be Sprite, and Life, S. Augustine would soon have removed you from this gross error. For thus he saith unto you, Quid paras Dentem, & Ventrem? Creed: & manducasti: What prearest thou thy Tooth, and thy Belly? (This Eating is Spiritual). Believe (in Christ) and thou haste eaten.