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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 › M. Harding. The .19. Division.Article 1 › M. Hardinge. The .19. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .19. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .19. Diuision.
It appeareth evidently by witness of S. Hierome also that this custom of receiving the Communion Privately at home continued among Christian men at Rome not only in time of persecution, but also afterward when the Church was at rest and peace, so as the case of necessity can not here serve them for maintaining of their strange negative in this point. These be his words: Scio Romae hanc esse consuetudinem, 1ut fideles semper Christi Corpus accipiant, quod nec reprehendo, nec probo. Unusquisque enim in suo sensu abundat. Sed ipsorum conscientiam ⟨p. 51⟩conuenio, qui eodem die post coitum communicant, & juxta Persium, noctem flumine purgant. Quare ad Martyres ire non audent? quare non ingrediuntur Ecclesias? An alius in publico, alius in domo Christus est? Quod in ecclesia non licet, nec domi licet. Nihil deo clausum est, & tenebrae quoque lucent apud Deum. Probet se unusquisque, & sic ad Corpus Christi accedat. I know this custom is at Rome that Christian folk receive the body of Christ daily, which I do neither reprove nor allow. For every man hath enough in his own sense. But I appose their conscience which do Communicate that same day as they have done wedlock work, and as Persius saith, do rinse night filth with running water. Why dare not they go to Martyrs shrines? why go not they into the Churches? what, is there one Christ abroad, and an other Christ within the house? what so ever is not lawful in the Church, neither at home is it lawful. To God nothing is hidden: the darkness also shineth before God. Let every one examine himself, and so come to the Body of Christ. S. Hierome reproveth this in the Romans, that where as S. Paul ordained, that for cause of Prayer married folk should at times forbear their carnal embracings, they not withstanding that, though they had doing with their wives, yet received their rights nevertheless daily. And yet what day they had so done, they durst not go to Churches, where Martyrs tombs were, there to receive our Lords Body.