A reply unto M. Hardinges answerA replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare

And, albeit M. Harding lay such hold upon these words of Christ, as if they were so plain, yet others of his friends by their diverse, and sundry Constructions touching the same, have made them somewhat dark, and doubtful, and cannot yet throughly agree upon them. Some of them say, Christs Natural Body is in the Sacrament, how be it not Naturally: Some others say,¹ It is there both Naturally, and also Sensibly: ²Some of them say precisely, Never man used either of these two terms, Naturally, or Sensibly, in this case of Christs Presence in the Sacrament. Yet others of them put the matter out of doubt, and say, Christ is there present Naturally: ³And in the Council holden in Rome under Pope Nicolas. 2. it was determined, and Berengarius forced to Subscribe, That Christ is in the Sacrament Sensibly, or, as they the•• grossly uttered it in Latin, Sensualiter. Some of them say, Christs Body is not divided, or broken in the Sacrament,⁴ but only the Accidents: But Pope Nicolas, with his whole Council saith, Christs Body it self is touched with fingers, and divided, and broken, and rent with teethe, and not only the Accidents. Thus to leave other moe contrarieties, it is plain hereby, that the best learned of that side, are not yet fully agreed upon the sense of Christs words: notwithstanding their suitors, and well willers are otherwise persuaded of them.⁵ And doth M. Harding believe, that Christian people were throughly resolved herein, when their Doctors and Teachers were not resolved: or that the Scholars were better instructed, then their Masters?

And, albeit M. Hardinge laie suche holde vpon these woordes of Christ, as if they were so plaine, yet others of his frendes by theire diuerse, and sundrie Constructions touchinge the same, haue made them somewhat darke, and doubteful, and cannot yet throughly agree vpon them. Some of them saie, Christes Natural Bodie is in the Sacrament, howe be it not Naturally: Some others saie,