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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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Besides this, M. Harding to prove the custom of the peoples receiving at home, hath alleged S. Hierome, that earnestly reproveth that custom, and would not have them receive at home. S. Hieromes words be these: Why dare they not go to the temples built in the remembrance of Martyrs? Why go they not to the Church? What, is there one Christ abroad, and an other Christ at home? If the people did well, why doth S. Hierome thus reprove them? If they did it, why doth M. Harding thus allow them?
Bisides this, M. Hardinge to proue the custome of the peoples receiuinge at home, hath alleged S. Hierome, that earnestly reproueth that custome, and would not haue them receiue at home. S. Hieromes woordes be these: Why dare they not goe to the temples builte in the remēbrance of Martyrs? Why goe they not to the Church? What, is there one Christe abroade, and an other Christe at home? If the people did wel, why dothe S. Hierome thus reproue them? If they did it, why doothe M. Hardinge thus allowe them?
Here M. Harding interlaceth other matter of the office of wedlock, the words of Persius the Pagan Poet, and the superstitious Ceremony of the Heathens, ⟨p. 52⟩as I take it, little pertaining unto his Mass. Where as the whole people received the holy Mysteries every day, the man and wife remembering sometimes what they had done between them selves, and thinking them selves for the same not to be in so clean state of life, as the rest were, for y• cause forbore the Church for the time: and having the Sacrament sent unto them, received it Privately at home. Unto this superstition S. Hierome him self gave great occasion, many times both writing and speaking unseemly of the state of Marriage: in defence whereof S. Augustine wrote a Book against Jovinian intitled De bono Coniugij: and S. Hierome afterward was driven to make his answer by way of purgation unto Pammachius for the same. In this error were divers of the old learned Fathers. Tertullian sayeth, I allow not Marriage: for fornication and that stand both in one thing.