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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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If ye be so unskilful, M. Harding, and so far to seek in your own Doctors, then it may please you to understand, that the most Catholic Pillars of your Catholic Church have even thus taught us. Thomas de Vio, otherwise called Caietanus, a Catholic Cardinal of your Catholic Church of Rome, in the Conference he had at Augusta in Germany with Doctor Luther, saide thus, Fides non est necessaria accessuro ad Eucharistiam:1 Faith is not necessary for him, that will receive the Sacrament of thanks giving. Notwithstanding otherwheres he acknowledgeth, this was an error: and confesseth, it was commonly received and believed of many, even in your Catholic Church of Rome. Thus he writeth. In hoc videtur communis multorum error,2 quod putant, hoc Sacrificium ex solo Opere Operato habere certum Meritum, vel certam satisfactionem, quae applicatur huic, vel illi: Herein standeth the Common Error of many, that they think, this Sacrifice hath a certain Meant, or Satisfaction, which is applied to this man, or to y• man (not by mean of the Faith of the receiver, but) by the Only mean of the Work, that is wrought (by the Priest). 3Gabriel Biel saith, The Priest receiveth the Sacrament: and the virtue thereof passeth into all the Members of the Churche. Jacobus de Valentia saithe, The Priest is the Mouthe of the Body. Therefore, when the Priest receiveth the Sacrament, all the Members are refreshed. Again he saith, Nos Communicamus Ore Sacerdotis: We, that be of the People, do Communicate, or receive the Sacrament, by the Mouthe of the Priest.4 Thomas of Aquine your Angelical Doctor saithe thus, Sicut Corpus Domini semel oblatum est in Cruce pro debito Originali, ita offertur jugiter pro quotidianis delictis in Altari: As the Body of our Lord was once offered upon the Cross for the debt of Original Sin, so it is daily offered upon the Altar for the debt of Daily Sins.
If ye be so vnskilful, M. Hardinge, and so far to séeke in your owne Doctours, then it maie please you to vnderstande, that the moste Catholique Pillers of your Catholique Churche haue euen thus taught vs. Thomas de Vio, otherwise called Caietanus, a Catholique Cardinal of your Catholique Churche of Rome, in the Conference he had at Augusta in Germanie with Doctour Luther, saide thus, Fides non est necessaria accessuro ad Eucharistiam: