This Article, as it is small of it self, and therefore might the better be dissembled, and past over, were it not accessory to Idolatry, so it is warranted of M. Hardinges side, by very simple, and slender proofs, as shall appear. It liketh M. Harding for his entry, to solace him self, and his friends withal, to call us New Doctors: him self being not able hitherto to allege any one of all the Old Doctors without force, & fraud, plainly, & directly to serve his purpose. But these New Doctors are, neither so new, nor so much destitute of Antiquity, as these men would fain have the world to believe. For, touching the abolishing of the Reservation of the Sacrament, which M. Harding hath here drawn in, to help out y• matter, being otherwise not necessarily incident unto this Article, they have the Authorities, and Examples of good Ancient Old Catholic Fathers for their Warrant in that behalf.1 For S. Cyprian saith, Panis iste recipitur, non includitur. This Bread is received, and not shut up. Clemens, who, as M. Harding saith, was the Apostles Fellow, writeth thus, Tanta in Altario Holocausta offerantur, quanta populo sufficere debeant: quòd si remanserint, in crastinum non reseruentur. Let there be so many Hosts, or so much Bread offered at the Altar, as may be sufficient for the people. If any thing remain, let it not be kept until the morning. 2Origē, or Cyrillus saith, for one book beareth both theire names, Dominus Panem, quem Discipulis suis dabat, non distulit, nec jussit seruari in crastinum. The Bread, that Our Lord gave to his • isciples, he lingered it not, nor bade it to be kept until the morning. His reason is grounded upon the order of Christs Institution:3 for that Christ said not, Take, and Keep: but Take, and Eat. S. Hierome saith, Post Communionem, quaecunque de Sacrificijs superfuissent, 4illic in Ecclesia Communem Coenam comedentes pariter consumebant. After the Communion was done, what so ever portion of the Sacrifices remained, they spent it there together in the Church eating their common Supper. S. Augustine likewise seemeth to say the same:5 The Bread made to this purpose, is spent in receiving the Sacrament. Hesychius saith, That the Remanentes of the Sacrament were burnt immediately in the fire.
This Article, as it is smal of it self, and therefore might the better be dissembled, and past ouer, were it not accessorie to Idolatrie, so it is warranted of M. Hardinges side, by very simple, and sclender proufes, as shal appeare. It liketh M. Hardinge for his entrie, to solace him self, and his frendes withal, to cal vs Newe Doctours: him self beinge not hable hitherto to allege any one of al the Olde Doctours without force, & fraude, plainely, & directely to serue his purpose. But these Newe Doctours are, neither so newe, nor so much destitute of Antiquitie, as these menne woulde faine haue the worlde to beleue. For, touchinge the abolishinge of the Reseruatiō of the Sacrament, whiche M. Hardinge hath here drawen in, to healpe out y• mater, beinge otherwise not necessarily incident vnto this Article, they haue the Authorities, and Examples of good Ancient Olde Catholique Fathers for theire Warrant in that behalf.1 For S. Cyprian saith, Panis iste recipitur, non includitur. This Breade is receiued, and not shutte vp. Clemens, who, as M. Hardinge saith, was the Apostles Felowe, writeth thus, Tanta in Altario Holocausta offerantur, quanta populo sufficere debeant: quòd si remanserint, in crastinum non reseruentur. Let there be so many Hostes, or so muche Breade offered at the Aultar, as may be sufficient for the people. If any thinge remaine, let it not be keapte vntil the morninge. 2Origē, or Cyrillus saith, for one booke beareth both theire names, Dominus Panem, quem Discipulis suis dabat, non distulit, nec iussit seruari in crastinum. The Breade, that Our Lorde gaue to his • isciples, he lengred it not, nor bade it to be keapte vntil the morninge. His reason is grounded vpon the order of Christes Institution:3 for that Christe saide not, Take, and Keepe: but Take, and Eate. S. Hierome saith, Post Communionem, quaecunque de Sacrificijs superfuissent, 4illic in Ecclesia Communem Coenam comedentes pariter consumebant. After the Communion was donne, what so euer portion of the Sacrifices remained, they spente it there togeather in the Churche eatinge theire common Supper. S. Augustine likewise seemeth to saie the same:5 The Breade made to this purpose, is spent in receiuinge the Sacrament. Hesychius saith, That the Remanentes of the Sacrament were burnte immediatly in the fiere.
- 1Cyprianus De Coena Domini. Clemens Epist. 2.
- 2Origen Cyril. in Levi. ho. •.Origen Cyril. in Leui. ho. •.
- 3Hieronym. 1. Corin. 11.
- 4Augustin. de Trinitate. lib. 3. cap. 10.
- 5Hesychius in Levi. li. 2. ca. 8.Hesychius in Leui. li. 2. ca. 8.
