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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 12 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 12 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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The B. of Salisbury.
The B. of Sarisburie.
Here M. Harding allegeth good matter against him self. For by these words S. Augustine saith, The Bread is so Christs Body, as the Breaking of the same Bread is Christs Death. But the breaking of the Bread is not Really, and in deed the Death of Christ: wherefore it followeth that the Bread is not Really, or in deed the Body of Christ. And where as M. Harding seemeth to stay altogether upon these two words, Coelestis Panis, thinking that thereby is meant only the Supernatural Bread of Christs very Body, it may like him nevertheless to understand, that, not only Christs very Body, but also the Sacrament it self, may well be called, Coelestis Panis, Heavenly Bread, for that it is a Sacrament of that Heavenly Bread.1 So Gregorius Nyssenus calleth the Water of Baptism [Greek or Hebrew]. The Divine, or Heavenly Bath. So S. Ambrose calleth the words of Baptism, Verba Coelestia, Heavenly Words. So Dionysius calleth the Oil Consecrate, Divinissimum Oleum, [Greek or Hebrew]. So Cyrillus calleth Manna, Spiritual Bread. Thus he saith, Quomodo est Manna Panis Angelorum Spiritualis? Quia, quod Umbra Veritatis erat, Veritatis nomine in Spiritu appellavit. Howe is Manna called the Spiritual Bread of Angels? That thing, that was a Shadow of the Trueth, in Sprite, or Spiritually, he uttered by the name of the Trueth it self, And albeit only Christs very Body it self be in deed that Heavenly Bread, yet in these words of S. Augustine, it cannot in any wise so be taken, as to the learned, and discrete Reader it may soon appear. For first S. Augustine saith, That Heavenly Bread, whereof he speaketh, is a Sacrament. But the very Body of Christ cannot in any respect be called a Sacrament, as it is easy to understand. For a Sacrament by S. Augustine's Definition is, Signum Visibile, A Sign, or a Token, that may be seen. But the Body of Christ, that M. Harding imagineth to be Present, cannot be seen: For S. Augustine saith, it is Spiritual, and Invisible. Hereof it necessarily followeth, that the very Body of Christ cannot in any wise be called a Sacrament: And therefore is not that kind of Heavenly Bread, that is here mentioned by S. Augustine.