A04468:1943
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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Nestorius Heresy stood not either in Transubstantiation, or in Real Presence: but only in the dissolution of the Person of Christ, in that he divided the Manhood of Christ from his Godhead: and so concluded in the end, that Christ was only a bare Natural Man, in all respects, as others were. If it had been so, then could we not have been saved by the Death of Christ, no more then by the Death of Codrus, and Decius: who being nothing else, but Very Natural Men,1 gave them selves to Death for the safety of their Countries. Neither could we believe in Christ Crucified: that is to say, we could not Eat, nor Feed upon the Body of Christ, 2or have life by it. Cyrillus saith: Quomodo purgabi• nos ab operibus mortuis? Sanguis enim Communis Hominis nihil habet maius, quàm Sanguis Tauri, aut Hirci: Howe then shall Christ deliver us from deadly works? For the Blood of Common Man hath nothing more, (to work Salvation) then the Blood of a bull, or a goat. And therefore the same S. Cyril imagineth Christ to say thus:3 Mortalem Carnem assumpsi: Sed quia Naturaliter Vita existens habito in ea, totam ad meam Vitam reformauli I have taken Mortal Flesh upon me self. But, for as much, as I Naturally being Life, dwell in the same. I have reformed that whole Flesh unto my Life. 4So saith Leo, Verus venerator Dominicae Passionis, sic Crucifixum Jesum Oculis Cordis aspiciat, ut illius Carnem suam esse cognoscat: Let the true worshipper of our Lords Passion so behold Christ Crucified with the eyes of his heart, that he may understand, that the Flesh of Christ is his Flesh. But hereof, I trow, M. Harding will move no great question.
Nestorius Heresie stood not either in Transubstantiation, or in Real Presence: but onely in the dissolution of the Personne of Christe, in that he diuided the Manhed of Christe from his Godhed: and so concluded in the ende, that Christe was onely a bare Natural Man, in al respectes, as others were. If it had benne so, then could wée not haue benne saued by the Deathe of Christe, nomore then by the Deathe of Codrus, and Decius: who beinge nothinge els, but Very Natural Menne,