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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 .23. Division.Article 2 › M. Hardinge. The .23. Diuision.
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M. Harding. The .23. Division.
M. Hardinge. The .23. Diuision.
And that in the Greek Church also, even in the time of Chrysostom, the Communion under the form of Bread only, was used, and allowed, it appeareth by this notable story of Sozomenus a Greek writer: which because it is long,1 I will here rehearse it only in English, remitting the learned to the Greek. When John, otherwise named Chrysostom, governed the Church of Constantinople very well, a certain man of the Macedonian Heresy had a wife of the same opinion. When this man had heard John in his Sermon declare, how one ought to think of God, he praised his doctrine, and exhorted his wife, to conform her self to the same judgement also. But when as she was led by the talk of noble women, rather then by her husbands good advertisements, after that he saw counsel took no place, except (que he) thou wilt bear me company in things touching God, thou shalt have no more to do with me, nor live any longer with me. The woman hearing this, promising feignedly, that she would agree unto it, conferreth the matter with a woman servant that she had, whom she esteemed for trusty, and useth her help to deceive her husband. About the time of the Mysteries, she holding fast that which she had received, s•ouped down, making resemblance to pray. Her servant standing by, giveth to her secretly, that which she had brought with her in her hand. That, as she put her teeth to it, to bite it, hardeneth into a stone. With that the woman sore astonied, fearing lest some evil should happen unto her therefore, which came by the power of God, ran forthwith to the Bishop, and bewraying her self, showeth him the stone, having yet in it the prints of her bite, representing a strange matter, and a wondrous colour: and so with tears of her eyes, besought forgiveness, promising her husband she would consent and agree to him. If this seem to any incredible (saith Sozomenus) that stone is witness, which to this day is kept among the Jewels of the Church of Constantinople.