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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 1 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 1 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Thus is Christ set forth unto us in that most holy Supper,1 not to be received with the mouth: For that, as Cyrillus sayeth, Were a gross and profane imagination: but to be embraced with a pure, & a single faith: And, as Athanasius saith, to be eaten as spiritual food, and spiritually to be digested into all his members. Thus are we all one Body, and one Spirit in Christ, for that Christ is in all us, and all we in him. And because the holy Ministration representeth the same unto our eyes,2 therefore S. Augustine calleth it the Mystery of unity. Thus doth the holy Communion knit & join us together, be we in number never so many: & in distance never so far a sunder. For therein we profess that we are all servants in one house, and resort all to one table, & feed all of one spiritual food, which is the flesh and blood of the Lam of God.3 Which thing Paulinus seemeth very well, & in plain manner, to open unto S. Augustine by these words. Non mirum, si & absentes adsumus nobis, & ignotinosmet novimus, cùm unius Corporis membra fimus, unū habeamuscaput, una perfundamur gratia, uno pane vivamus, una incedamus via, eadem habitemus in domo. It is no marvel though we both being absent, are nevertheless ⟨p. 37⟩present together: and being unacquainted, yet know one an other: seeing we be the members of one Body, and have one head, and are poured over with one grace; and live by one bread, and walk one way, and dwell in one house. I thought it good to accompany Cyrillus with these other ancient Fathers, for the better understanding of his meaning.
Thus is Christe set foorthe vnto vs in that moste holy Supper,1 not to be receiued with the mouthe: For that, as Cyrillus saieth, Were a grosse and profane imagination: but to be imbraced with a pure, & a single faithe: And, as Athanasius saithe, to be eaten as spiritual foode, and spiritually to be digested into al his members. Thus are wée al one Bodie, and one Spirite in Christ, for that Christe is in al vs, and al we in him. And bicause the holy Ministration representeth the same vnto our eyes,