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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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Here would I first know, whether M. Harding will rest upon the bare words of Chrysostom, or rather qualify them somewhat, and take his meaning. If he press the words so precisely, as he seemeth to do, then did not Chrysostom him self Communicate. For he was Some Body: and the plain words be, No Body doth Communicate: By which words doubtless Chrysostom him self is excluded, as well as others. And so there was no Sole receiving, nor any receiving at all: and therefore no Private Mass.
Here woulde I first know, whether M. Harding wil rest vpon the bare woordes of Chrysostome, or rather qualifie them somewhat, and take his meaninge. If he presse the woordes so precisely, as he séemeth to doo, then did not Chrysostome him selfe Communicate. For he was Some Body: and the plaine woordes be, No Body doth Communicate: By which woordes doubtlesse Chrysostome him selfe is excluded, as wel as others. And so there was no Sole receiuinge, nor any receiuinge at al: and therefore no Prinate Masse.
If he will rather take Chrysostoms meaning, it appeareth, his purpose was, to rebuke the negligence of the people, for that of so populous a City, they came to the holy Communion in so small companies: which companies, he in a vehemency of speech by an exaggeration in respect of the whole, calleth No body. The like manner of speech is used also sometimes in the Scriptures.1 S. John saith of Christe, Testimonium eius nemo accipit. Not for that no body at all received his witness: For his Disciples, and many others received it: but for that of a great multitude very few received it. In like phrase Chrysostom him self saith otherwhere, Nemo divina sapit,2 nemo contemnit ea quae in terra sunt, nemo attendit ad Coelū: No body savoureth godly things: No body despiseth the things of this world: No body hath regard to Heaven. In these words M. Harding must needs confess, that ⟨p. 89⟩