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

The B. of Salisbury.

The B. of Sarisburie.

To avoid the inconvenience growing of this authority, M. Harding is driven to avoid the company of Pigghius, Hosius, Tapper, D. Cole, and all others his fellows of that side, and to say that Gelasius wrote this decree against the Manichees: notwithstanding all they say, he wrote it against certain superstitious Priests. D. Cole referreth him self unto the construction of the Gloss there written.¹ The words thereof be these: There were certain Priests, that consecrated the Body and Blood of Christ in due order: and received the Body, but abstained from the Blood. Against them Gelasius writeth. This guess of that Glosser, for many good causes seemeth unlikely: for first it cannot be showed by any story, neither where, nor when, any such Priests were, that so abstained: & again, Gelasius seemeth to write of them that should be taught, not of them that should teach: of them that should be removed from the Sacraments, not of the Priests that should remove them: of the sacrilege & wickedness of the fact, not of the difference of any persons.

To auoide the inconuenience growinge of this authoritie, M. Hardinge is driuen to auoide the companie of Pigghius, Hosius, Tapper, D. Cole, and al others his fellowes of that side, and to say that Gelasius wrote this decrée againste the Manichées: notwithstandinge al they say, he wrote it againste certaine superstitious Priestes. D. Cole referreth him selfe vnto the construction of the Glose there written.¹ The woordes thereof be these: There were certaine Priestes, that consecrated the Bodie and Bloude of Christe in due order: and receiued the Bodie, but absteined from the Bloude. Against them Gelasius writeth. This gheasse of that Gloser, for many good causes séemeth vnlikely: for first it cannot be shewed by any storie, neither where, nor when, any suche Priestes were, that so absteined: & againe, Gelasius séemeth to write of them that should be taught, not of them that should teache: of them that should be remoued from the Sacramentes, not of the Priestes that should remoue them: of the sacrilege & wickednes of the facte, not of the difference of any persones.