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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 17 › M. Harding. The .2. Division.Article 17 › M. Hardinge. The .2. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .2. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .2. Diuision.
The two first manners of the offering of Christ, our adversaries acknowledge and confess: The third they deny utterly. And so they rob the Church of the greattest treasure it hath or may have, the Body and Blood of our Saviour Christ once offered upon the Cross with painful suffering for our redemption, and now daily offered in the blessed Sacrament in remembrance. For which we have so many proofs, as for no one point of our Christian religion moe. And herein I am more encumbered with store, then straitened with lack, and doubt more, what I may leave, ⟨p. 558⟩then what I may take. Wherefore thinking it shall appear to the wise more skill, to show discretion in the choice of places, rather then learning in recital of number, though we are over pertly thereto provoked by M. Ivelles vaunting and insolent challenge: I intend herein to be short, verily shorter, then so large a matter requireth: and to bring for proof a few such auctor• ties, (I mean a few in respect of the multitude that might be brought) as ought in every mans judgement to be of great weight, and estimation.
The two firste manners of the offeringe of Christe, our aduersaries acknowledge and confesse: The thirde they denie vtterly. And so they robbe the Churche of the greattest treasure it hath or maye haue, the Bodie and Bloude of our Sauiour Christe once offered vpon the Crosse with paineful sufferinge for our redemption, and nowe daiely offered in the blessed Sacramente in remembrance. For whiche we haue so many proufes, as for no one pointe of our Christian religion moe. And herein I am more encombred withstoare, then straighted with lacke, and doubte more, what I may leaue,