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

Now have an eye (good Reader) to M. Hardinges fingers, and mark how he juggleth with S. Augustine's words.¹ S. Augustine saith, Per Sacramentum Panis unitate Corporis participata. These plain words it liketh M. Harding to English thus, Thereby they were made partakers of the unity of Christs Body, that is to say, made one Body with Christ. Alas, this was no part of S. Augustine's mind. Beware, good Reader: this man seeketh ways to deceive thee. Lyra him self confesseth, that these words of S. Augustine have Mysticam interpretationem, A mystical understanding, and may not be taken, neither of the Sacrament, nor of Christs Natural Body, but of his Body Mystical, which is the Church: and that who so ever is partaker, or member of the Church, knoweth Christ: who so ever is without the Church, knoweth not Christ. But who can better report the same, then S. Augustine him self? His words be these, plain and clear, and in the same place: how be it M. Harding thought good to dissemble them. Nec quisquam se Christum agnovisse arb••retur, si eius Corporis particeps non est• id est, Ecclesiae: cuius unitatem in Sacramento Panis Apostolus commendat, dicens, unus Panis, unum Corpus multi sumus. Let no man th•nke he knoweth Christ, onlesse he be partaker of his Body (that is to say) of the Church: the unity of which Church the Apostle commendeth in the Sacrament of Bread• saying, We being many, are one Bread, and one Body. The Church was that body whereof the two Disciples were made partakers, and members, and so came to the knowledge of Christ.

Now haue an eye (good Reader) to M. Hardinges fingers, and marke how he iuggleth with S. Augustines woordes.¹ S. Augustine saithe, Per Sacramentum Panis vnitate Corporis participata. These plaine woordes it liketh M. Hardinge to English thus, Thereby they were made partakers of the vnitie of Christes Body, that is to say, made one Body with Christe. Alas, this was no parte of S. Augustines minde. Beware, good Reader: this man séeketh waies to deceiue thee. Lyra him selfe confesseth, that these woordes of S. Augustine haue Mysticam interpretationem, A mystical vnderstandinge, and may not be taken, neither of the Sacrament, nor of Christes Natural Body, but of his Body Mystical, whiche is the Churche: and that who so euer is partaker, or member of the Churche, knoweth Christe: who so euer is without the Churche, knoweth not Christe. But who can better reporte the same, then S. Augustine him selfe? His woordes be these, plaine and cleare, and in the same place: how be it M. Hardinge thought good to dissemble them. Nec quisquam se Christum agnouisse arbretur, si eius Corporis particeps non est id est, Ecclesiae: cuius vnitatem in Sacramento Panis Apostolus commendat, dicens, vnus Panis, vnum Corpus multi sumus. Let no man thnke he knoweth Christe, onlesse he be partaker of his Body (that is to say) of the Churche: the vnitie of whiche Churche the Apostle commendeth in the Sacrament of Bread sayeinge, Wee beinge many, are one Breade, and one Bodie. The Churche was that body whereof the twoo Disciples were made partakers, and members, and so came to the knowledge of Christe.