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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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Yet saith M. Harding, In small Country Churches either the priest let cease the daily Sacrifice, or else he received alone. But the daily Sacrifice ceased not: for then that had been left undone, that Christ commanded to be done. Ergo there was Private Mass. O M. Harding, is it not possible, your doctrine may stand without lies? So many untruths, in so little room, without shame of the world, without fear of God? Where did Christ ever command you to make your Sacrifice? By what Commission? By what words? Where did Christ will you to do it every day? Where did Christ ever call it the daily Sacrifice? Or where ever learned you that the remembrance of Christs death pertaineth more to the priest, then to the people? And if your Mass be that Sacrifice, who ever commanded your priest to say your daily Mass? What Law, what Decree, what Decretal, what Legantine, what Provincial? Or what priest ever was there, that said if daily.
Yet saithe M. Hardinge, In smal Countrie Churches either the priest let cease the daily Sacrifice, or els he receiued alone. But the daily Sacrifice ceassed not: for then that had beene leafte vndoone, that Christe commaunded to be doone. Ergo there was Priuate Masse. O M. Hardinge, is it not possible, your doctrine may stande without lyes? So many vntruethes, in so litle roome, without shame of the worlde, without feare of God? Where did Christe euer commaunde you to make your Sacrifice? By what Commission? By what woordes? Where did Christe wil you to doo it euery daye? Where did Christe euer cal it the daily Sacrifice? Or where euer learned you that the remembrance of Christes death perteyneth more to the priest, then to the people? And if your Masse be that Sacrifice, who euer commaunded your priest to saye your daily Masse? What Lawe, what Decrée, what Decretal, what Legantine, what Prouincial? Or what priest euer was there, that saide if daily.
Peccham in his Provincial was never so strait.1 He saith no more but thus: Statuimus ut quilibet Sacerdos, quem Canonica necessitas non excusat, conficiat omni •ebdomada saltem semel. We ordain that every priest, onlesse he be excused by some Canonical necessity, do Consecrate every week once at the least. There is odds between once a week, and once a day.