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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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These were the Messalians, not the open maintainers of any error touching the Mystical Supper: neither doth either S. Augustine, or Epiphanius report any such matter of them.
These were the Messalians, not the open mainteiners of any errour touching the Mystical Supper: neither dooth eyther S. Augustine, or Epiphanius reporte any suche mater of them.
In deed Theodoretus saith, they had certain secrete instructions among them selves, that Sacraments did at all neither further, nor hinder: meaning thereby aswell the Sacrament of Baptism, as the Sacrament of Christs Body: into which error they were led, for that they gave all perfection and holiness to their prayers, and in respect thereof refused the Communion of their brethren.
In déede Theodoretus saithe, they had certaine secrete instructions emonge them selues, that Sacramentes did at al neither further, nor hinder: meaninge thereby aswel the Sacramente of Baptisme, as the Sacrament of Christes Bodie: into whiche errour they were ledde, for that they gaue al perfection and holinesse to their praiers, and in respect thereof refused the Communion of their brethren.
But where as M. Harding saith, This is also our doctrine, and that we teach the people, the Sacrament of Christs Body to be nothing else but tokening Bread, his own conscience knoweth it is a slander, and will be required of him in the day of the Lord. Our doctrine is, that the Sacraments of Christ unto the Godly are the instruments of the Holy Ghost: & unto the wicked are increase of further judgement: ⟨p. 86⟩Like as S. Augustine also saith, Sacramentum sumitur quibusdam ad vitam, quibusdam ad exitium. Res vero ipsa cuius est Sacramentum, omni homini ad vitam, nulli ad mortem: