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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 › The B. of Salisbury.Article 2 › The B. of Sarisburie.
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Now of the other part, let M. Harding show, what Word of God the Church of Rome had to follow, in the ordering of the half Communion. Where did Christ, or his Apostles ever say, Let not the people receive the whole Sacrament, as it was ordained at the first, but let it be sufficient for them to receive one portion? If there be no such commandment to be showed, then be not these cases like. And if the cases be not like, why doth M. Harding deceive the world, and compare them thus together, as though they were like? What, troweth he, there is no difference between obeying Gods Commandment, and breaking Gods commandment?1 Or thinketh he, because it was lawful for Abraham, having Gods Commandment, to have slain his Son Isaac, that therefore it was lawful for him to slay Ismael also, having no commandment? It is a dangerous doctrine, to say, The Church is Omnipotent, and may allow, or disallow God's Commandments without difference,2 at her pleasure. For as it is discreetly noted by the Emperors Valentinian, and Martian, Who so ever, after the trueth is once found, seeketh further, he seeketh for a lye, and not for the trueth.
Nowe of the other parte, let M. Hardinge shewe, what Woorde of God the Churche of Rome had to followe, in thordering of the halfe Communion. Where did Christe, or his Apostles euer saye, Let not the people receiue the whole Sacrament, as it was ordeined at the first, but let it be sufficient for them to receiue one portion? If there be no suche commaundement to be shewed, then be not these cases like. And if the cases be not like, why dooth M. Hardinge deceiue the worlde, and compare them thus togeather, as though they were like? What, troweth he, there is no difference betwéene obeying Gods Commaundement, and breaking Gods commaundement?1 Or thinketh he, bicause it was lawful for Abraham, hauing Gods Commaundement, to haue slaine his Sonne Isaac, that therfore it was lawful for him to slaye Ismael also, hauinge no commaundement? It is a daungerous doctrine, to saye, The Churche is Omnipotent, and may allowe, or disallowe Goddes Commaundements without difference,2 at her pleasure. For as it is discretly noted by the Emperours Ualentinian, and Martian, Who so euer, after the trueth is once founde, seeketh further, he seeketh for a lye, and not for the truethe.