A reply unto M. Hardinges answerA replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare

Now concerning th•outwarde forms of Bread and Wine, 47¹ their use is employed in signification only, and be not of necessity, so as grace may not be obtained by worthy receiving of the Sacrament, onlesse both kinds be ministered. Therefore in Consecrating of the Sacrament, according to Christs Institution, both kinds be necessary: for as much as it is not prepared for the receiving only, but also for renewing and stirring up of the remembrance of our Lords death. So in as much as the Sacrament serveth the Sacrifice, by which the Death and Oblation of Christ is represented, both the kinds be requisite: that by divers and sundry forms, the blood of Christ shed for our sins, and separated from his body, may evidently be signified. But in as much as the faithful people do receive the Sacrament, thereby to attain spiritual grace and salvation of their souls, diversity of the forms or kinds, that be used for the signification only, hath no further use ne profit. But by one kind, because in it whole Christ is exhibited, abundance of all grace is once given: so as by the other kind thereto over added (which giveth the same and not an other Christ) no further augmentation of spiritual grace may be attained. In consideration of this, the Catholic Church taught by the Holy Ghost all trueth, Whiles in the daily Sacrifice the memory of our ⟨p. 100⟩Lords Death and Passion is celebrated, for that it is necessary therein, to express most plainly the shedding and separating of the Blood from the Body, that was Crucified: hath always to that purpose diligently used both kinds of Bread and Wine. But in distributing of the blessed Sacrament to Christian people, hath used liberty (which Christ never imbarred by any commandment to the contrary) so as it hath 48