The B. of Salisbury.The B. of Sarisburie.

The B. of Salisbury.

The B. of Sarisburie.

To answer Ifs with Ifs, and Words with Words, it were great folly. Therefore leaving the answer of Vows, & assurance of Salvation to their several places, first we deny not the Sacrifice of Christ. Christ only upon his Cross is our whole and only Sacrifice for sin, & beside him we have none other. How be it,¹ I have spoken hereof more at large in my Former Reply to M. Harding.

To answeare Ifs with Ifs, and Woordes with Woordes, it were greate folie. Therefore leauinge the answeare of Vowes, & assurance of Saluation to theire seueral places, first wee denie not ye Sacrifice of Christe. Christe onely vpon his Crosse is our whole and onely Sacrifice for sinne, & biside him wée haue none other. How be it,¹ I haue spoken hereof more at large in my Former Replie to M. Hardinge.

1. 1In the. 17. Arti.

Neither make we Christ, as it liketh M. Harding to say, a Minister of Signs & Figures.¹ We know, that Christ is the Fulfilling & Perfection of the Law, and that Grace, and Truth are wrought by him. Yet nevertheless we say, that the Sacraments of the New Testament are Signs, and Figures. The old Father Tertullian expoundeth Christs Words in this sorte, Hoc est Corpus meum, ²Hoc est, Figura Corporis mei: This is my Body, that is to say, This is a Figure of my Body. S. Augustine saithe, Christus adhibuit Judam ad conuivium, in quo Corporis & Sanguinis sui Figuram Discipulis suis commendavit, & tradidit: Christ receive Judas unto his Banquet, whereat he delivered to his Disciples the Figure of his Body, and Blood. And againe, Non dubitavit Dominus dicere, Hoc est Corpus meum, cùm daret Signum Corporis sui: Christ doubted not to say, This is my Body, whereas he gave a Token of his Body.