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…

Touching your great heap of examples, of the Sacrament of Baptism defaced, as you say, by M. Calvin: of Absolution, of Extreme Unction, of Holy Oil, of Signs, of Figures, of Only Faith, & of the certainty of Salvation, which you call Presumptuous: First of the Sacrament of Baptism, M. Calvin every where writeth with all manner reverence, calling it a Divine, and an Heavenly Mystery, and the Sacrament of our Redemption: Wherein also sometimes he justly reproveth you, for that ye have so many ways, so profanely, and so unreverently abused the same. Of Absolution we shall have occasion to say more hereafter.

Touchinge your greate heape of examples, of the Sacramente of Baptisme defaced, as you saye, by M. Caluine: of Absolution, of Extreme Unction, of Holy Oile, of Signes, of Figures, of Onely Faithe, & of the certainetie of Saluation, whiche you calle Presumptuous: Firste of the Sacramente of Baptisme, M. Caluine euery where writeth with al manner reuerence, callinge it a Diuine, and an Heauenly Mysterie, and the Sacramente of our Redemption: Wherein also sometimes he iustly reprooueth you, for that ye haue so many waies, so profanely, and so vnreuerently abused the same. Of Absolution wée shal haue occasion to saye more hereafter.

Touching your Oil, in deed in show of words, S. James seemeth to make somewhat for you. Notwithstanding neither doth he call it Holy Oil, as ye do: neither doth he call it a Sacrament of the Church: nor doth he say, as ye say, it should serve for the Salvation of Body, and Soul: nor doth he teach you to salute it, and to speak unto it, as to a lively, and reasonable Creature, Ave Sanctum Oleum, All hail Holy Oil: nor with these words to minister it unto the sick: Per hanc Sanctam Unctionem, & suam pijssimā Misericordiam, ignoscat tibi Deus: By this Holy anointing, and his deer mercy, God Pardon thee. To be short, it was a miraculous gift of Healing, lasting only, as other like Miracles did, for the time: not a necessary Sacrament of the Church to continue for ever.

Touchinge your Oile, in déede in shewe of woordes, S. Iames séemeth to make somewhat for you. Notwithstandinge neither doothe he calle it Holy Oile, as ye doo: neither doothe he calle it a Sacramente of the Churche: nor doothe he saye, as ye saie, it should serue for the Saluation of Body, and Soule: nor doothe he teache you to salute it, and to speake vnto it, as to a liuely, and reasonable Creature, Aue Sanctum Oleum, Alhaile Holy Oile: nor with these woordes to minister it vnto the sicke: Per hanc Sanctam Vnctionem, & suam pijssimā Misericordiam, ignoscat tibi Deus: By this Holy enointinge, and his deere mercie, God Pardonne thee. To be shorte, it was a miraculous gifte of Healinge, lastinge onely, as other like Miracles did, for the time: not a necessary Sacramente of the Churche to continewe for euer.