And touching the words of Christ, This is my Body, he saith not, These Shows, or Accidents of Bread, as M. Harding full unadvisedly expoundeth him, but, this Bread is my Body. Wherein he hath the consent both of the Scriptures, and also of the Ancient Doctors of the Church. S. Paul saith (Not the outward Form,1 or Accident, but) The Bread, that we Break, is the Participation of Christs Body. Irenaeus saith, Panis, in quo Gratiae actae sunt, est Corpus Domini. The Breade, wherein thanks are given, is the Body of the Lord. Origen saithe,2 Dominus Panem Discipulis dabat, dicens, Hoc est Corpus meum. Our Lord gave Bread unto his Disciples, saying, This is my Body. So S. Cyprian, Vinum fuit, quod Sanguinem suum dixit. It was Wine, that he called his Blood. 3So Chrysostome, Christus, cùm hoc Mysterium tradidit, Vinum tradidit. Christ, when he gave this Mystery, he gave wine. 4Likewise Cyrillus, Christus Fragmenta Panis dedit Discipulis. Christ gave Fragments, or pieces of Bread to his Disciples. Thus Tertullian understood, and expounded the words of Christ. Wherefore it is great folly, to charge him with this new imagination of Accidents, and so unadvisedly, and without cause to reprove him, for speaking that, he never spake. By these we may the better judge of M. Hardinges own Exposition. For thus he saith, When Christe saide, Hoc, This, he showed not forth the Visible Accident, or Form of Bread, but his very Natural Body. It appeareth, that M. Harding, either little considereth, or not much regardeth his own words. For all the rest of his side hold for most certain, that their Transubstantiation is not wrought, before the uttering of the last Syllable. Which thing notwithstanding, M. Harding contrary to a• his fellows (I will not say, contrary to him self) saith, that the Bread is turned into Christs Body, only at the utterance of the first Syllable. And so by this New Divinity, Christs Body is made Present, and the Sacrament is a Sacrament, before Consecration: & all is ended, before it be begun: which in M. Hardinges Schools, not long sithence, was counted an error above all errors: which to shift, they were fain to devise, Individuum Vagum.
And touchinge the woordes of Christe, This is my Bodie, he saithe not, These Shewes, or Accidentes of Breade, as M. Hardinge ful vnaduisedly expoundeth him, but, this Breade is my Bodie. Wherein he hath the consent bothe of the Scriptures, and also of the Ancient Doctours of the Churche. S. Paule saith (Not the outwarde Fourme,1 or Accident, but) The Breade, that wee Breake, is the Participation of Christes Bodie. Irenaeus saithe, Panis, in quo Gratiae actae sunt, est Corpus Domini. The Breade, wherein thankes are geuen, is the Bodie of the Lorde. Origen saithe,2 Dominus Panem Discipulis dabat, dicens, Hoc est Corpus meum. Our Lorde gaue Breade vnto his Disciples, saieinge, This is my Bodie. So S. Cyprian, Vinum fuit, quod Sanguinem suum dixit. It was Wine, that he called his Bloud. 3So Chrysostome, Christus, cùm hoc Mysterium tradidit, Vinum tradidit. Christe, when he gaue this Mysterie, he gaue wine. 4Likewise Cyrillus, Christus Fragmenta Panis dedit Discipulis. Christe gaue Fragmentes, or peeces of Breade to his Disciples. Thus Tertullian vnderstoode, and expounded the woordes of Christe. Wherfore it is greate folie, to charge him with this new imagination of Accidentes, and so vnaduisedly, and without cause to reprooue him, for speakinge that, he neuer spake. By these wée may the better iudge of M. Hardinges owne Exposition. For thus he saith, VVhen Christe saide, Hoc, This, he shewed not foorth the Visible Accident, or Forme of Breade, but his very Natural Bodie. It appeareth, that M. Hardinge, either litle considereth, or not muche regardeth his owne woordes. For al the reast of his side holde for most certain•, that their Transubstantiation is not wrought, before the vttering of the last Syllable. Whiche thinge notwithstanding, M. Harding contrary to a• his felowes (I wil not say, contrary to him selfe) saith, that the Breade is turned into Christes Bodie, onely at the vtterance of the first Syllable. And so by this Newe Diuinitie, Christes Bodie is made Present, and the Sacrament is a Sacrament, before Consecration: & al is ended, before it be begonne: whiche in M. Hardinges Schooles, not longe sithence, was counted an errour aboue al errours: whiche to shifte, they were faine to diuise, Indiuiduum Vagum.
- 11 Corin. 10. Irenaeus li. 4. ca 34.
- 2Origen. in Mat. Tractatu. 12.
- 3Cyprian. li. 2. Epist. 3.
- 4Chrysostom in Matthae hom. 83 Cyrillus in Johannem. li. 4. ca. 14.Chrysostom in Matthae hom. 83 Cyrillus in Iohannem. li. 4. ca. 14.
