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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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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.
As for the Objection of Signs, and Figures, for shortness of time,1 I must refer thee, gentle Reader, unto my Former Reply to M. Harding. The words of Christ, which are thought to be so plain, the Ancient Learned Father Tertullian expoundeth thus:2 Hoc est Corpus meum: Hoc est, Figura Corporis mei: This is my Body: that is to say, This is a Figure of my Body. Likewise S. Augustine, Non dubitavit Dominus dicere, Hoc est Corpus meum, cùm daret Signum Corporis sui: Our Lord doubted not to say, This is my Body, when he gave a Sign of his Body.