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A reply unto M. Hardinges answerA replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare
A reply unto M. Hardinges answer by perusing whereof the discrete, and diligent reader may easily see, the weak, and unstable grounds of the Romaine religion, which of late hath been accounted Catholic. By John Jewel Bishop of Salisbury.A replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare by perusinge whereof the discrete, and diligent reader may easily see, the weake, and vnstable groundes of the Romaine religion, whiche of late hath beene accompted Catholique. By Iohn Iewel Bishoppe of Sarisburie.
Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the sign of the Black Oliphant, by Henry Wykes, Anno. 1565Imprinted at London : In Fleetestreate, at the signe of the Blacke Oliphante, by Henry VVykes, Anno. 1565
Article 10 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 10 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Nevertheless, in that sense, and meaning, that Christ spake in, that Bread was Christs Body. For in this case we may not consider, what Bread is in it self, but what it is by Christs Institution. As the Body of Christ is his very Natural Body: So the Bread in it self, is very Natural Bread. And yet by way of a Sacrament,1 the Bread both is called, and also is Christs Body. So S. Paul saith, The Rock was Christ: And S. Augustine saith, Non dicit, Petra Significabat Christum: sed, Petra erat Christus. He saith not, The Rock Signified Christ: but, The Rock was Christ. The Rock naturally, & in deed was a Rock, as it was before. Yet,2 because it gave water, to refresh the people, by a Sacramental understanding the Rock was Christ. So it is written, Sanguis est Anima, The Blood is the Soul: Which words rightly understanded are true: and yet to say, that Naturally, and Really the Blood is the Soul, it were an error. Unto which words of Moses S. Augustine, by way of Exposition, resembleth these words of Christ,3 This is my Body. His words be these: Possum interpre•ari praeceptum illud in Signo esse positum. Non enim dubitavit Dominus dicere, Hoc est Corpus meum, cùm Signum daret Corporis sui. I may expound that commandment to consist in a Sign. For Our Lord doubted not to say, This is my Body, when he gave a Sign of his Body. And to come near to the Institution of Christs Supper,4 S. Luke, and S. Paul say, This Cup is the New Testament. Yet was not the Substance, and Nature of the Cup changed by any force of these Words: neither was that Cup in deed, and Really the New Testament. Now, As the Rock was Christ: The Blood is the Soul: The Cup is the New Testament, remaining notwithstanding each of them in their several Nature and Substance: Even so is the Bread, the Body of Christ: remaining still notwithstanding in the Nature, and Substance of very Bread. It is a Sacrament, that Christ ordained: and therefore must have a Sacramental understanding. Verily, as Water remaining still Water, is the Sacrament of Christs Blood: So Bread remaining still Bread, is the Sacrament of Christs Body.