A reply to an answer made of M. Doctor Whitgifte Against the admonition to…A replye to an ansvvere made of M. Doctor VVhitgifte Against the admonition to…

and whatsoever he be that is a member of the body of Christ / may be assured that he receiveth life from Christ the head as well by the arteries & conduits of the supper of the Lord / as by the preaching of the word of God. So that it must needs follow / that the not receiving of those which depart out of the church / when there is any communion celebrated / proceedeth either of vain and superstitious fear / growing of gross ignorance of themselves and of the holy sacraments: or else of an intolerable negligence or rather contempt / of the which neither the one nor the other should be either borne with or nourished / either by permitting .iij. or .iiij. to communicate alone / or else in letting them which depart / go so easily away with so great a fault / which ought to be severely punished. And upon this either contempt or superstitious fear drawn from the papists Lenten preparation of. 40. days / eareshrift / disciplining. &c. it cometh to pas / that men receiving the supper of the Lord but seldom / when they fall sick must have the supper ministered unto them in their houses / which otherwise being once every week received before / should not breed any such unquietness in them / when they can not come to receive it. Although as I have before showed / if they had never received it before / yet that private receiving were not at any hand to be suffered. And thus having declared what I think to be faulty in the communion book in this point / and the reasons why / and with all answered to that which either M. doctor allegeth in this place of the. 80. and. 81. and likewise in the. 152. &. 185. pages touching this matter / I come now unto that which is called the Jewish purifying by the admonition / and by the service book afore time the purification of women.

and whatsoeuer he be that is a membre of the body of Christ / may be assured that he receiueth life frō Christ the head as well by the arteries & condints of the supper of the Lord / as by the preaching of the word of God. So that it must needes folow / that the not receiuing of those whych depart out of the church / whē there is any communion celebrated / procedeth either of vaine and superstitious feare / growing of grose ignorance of themselues and of the holy sacraments: or else of an intollerable negligence or rather contempt / of the whych neither the one nor the other shuld be either borne wyth or nourished / either by permitting .iij. or .iiij. to communicate alone / or els in letting them whych depart / go so easely away with so great a fault / whych ought to be seuerely punished. And vpon thys either contempt or superstitious feare drawne from the papists Lenton preparation of. 40. dayes / eareshrift / displing. &c. it commeth to pas / that men receyuing the supper of the Lord but seldome / when they fall sicke must haue the supper ministred vnto them in their houses / whych otherwise being once euery weke receiued before / should not brede any such vnquietnes in thē / when they can not come to receiue it. Although as I haue before shewed / if they had neuer receiued it before / yet that priuate receiuing were not at any hand to be suffered. And thus hauing declared what I thinke to be faulty in the communion boke in thys poynt / and the reasons why / and wyth all answeared to that whych eyther M. doctor alleageth in thys place of the. 80. and. 81. and likewise in the. 152. &. 185. pages touching thys matter / I come now vnto that whych is called the Iewishe purifying by the admonition / and by the seruice boke afore time the purification of women.