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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 2 › M. Harding. The .9. Division.Article 2 › M. Hardinge. The .9. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .9. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .9. Diuision.
Now in very deed, if we would grant to our adversaries, which in no wise we do not grant, that it hath been commanded of Christ, the lay people should Communicate under both kinds, by these words: Drink ye all of this, yet this notwithstanding, the exact straitness of God's ordinance may without sin in cases be omitted, in such things which be not necessarily to be observed of them selves, or of the prescript of the law of nature: so that great and weighty causes (the rule of charity exactly observed) require the same. For evident proof of this, we have examples both of the Old, and also of the New Testament. Did not •od command,1 that none should eat of the Show bread, but the Priests only? David eat thereof,2 and yet Christ cleareth him of all blame. The law of Circumcision so straitly commanded,3 was for the space of forty years, by the people of Israel quite omitted, whiles they passed from Egypt,4 to the land of Promise, and God found no fault with them for it.5 God gave the law of keeping holy the Sabbath day without exception. The Maccabees notwithstanding,6 stuck not to arm them selves against Antiochus, and to spend that day in the field in their defence, having no scruple of conscience for breach of that law. Many the like examples we find in the old Testament. But let us come to the New testament, and to the Sacraments of the time of Grace. In due consideration of which, we may find, that Christ hath scarcely commanded any outward thing, the moderation, qualiing,