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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 21 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 21 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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This notwithstanding, the reasons, that M. Harding hath here found out, are so slender, & so simple, & guilefully, and untruly gathered, that his friends of that side may happily suspect, he hath used some collusion, to betray their cause. But to take away occasion of cavil, first we steadfastly believe, & plainly confess, that Christ is the Son of God,1 Very God, of Very God: That he is the True God, and life everlasting: That he is God Blessed for ever: and that, Who so ever trusteth in him, shall never be confounded. And we utterly detest, and accurse the Arians, the Nestorians, the Photinians, and all other like Heretics, that either have taught, or any way do teach the contrary. Neither is this question moved of Christ him self, unto whom, we know, all manner godly Reverence, & honour is be we, but only of the Mystical Bread, which, by the witness of the Catholic learned Fathers, is not Christ him self, but only a Sacrament of Christ. Which Sacrament, Ireneus saith, standeth of two things, the one Earthly, the other Heavenly: ⟨p. 603⟩not, that the one is Really lapped up, or shut within the other, wherein resteth M. Hardinges error:2 but, that, as Chrysostom saith, The one is Sensible, the other Intelligible: as it is also in the Sacrament of Baptism: Or, that, as S. Augustine saith,3 The one part is the Sign, the other the thing Signified: Or, that, as Tertullian saith, The one part is the Figure, the other the thing Figured.
This notwithstanding, ye reasons, that M. Harding hath here founde out, are so sclender, & so simple, & guilefully, and vntruely geathered, that his frēdes of yt side maie happili suspecte, he hath vsed some collusiō, to betraie their cause. But to take awaie occasion of cauil, first wée stedfastly beléeue, & plainely confesse, that Christe is the Sonne of God,1 Uery God, of Uery God: That he is the True God, and life euerlastinge: That he is God Blissed for euer: and that, Who so euer trusteth in him, shal neuer be confounded. And wée vtterly deteste, and accurse the Arians, the Nestorians, the Photinians, and al other like Heretiques, that either haue taught, or any waie doo teache the contrary. Neither is this question mooued of Christ him selfe, vnto whom, we knowe, al manner godly Reuerence, & honoure is be we, but onely of the Mystical Breade, whiche, by the witnesse of the Catholike learned Fathers, is not Christe him selfe, but onely a Sacramente of Christe. Whiche Sacramente, Ireneus saithe, standeth of two thinges, the one Earthly, the other Heauenly: