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

The B. of Salisbury.

The B. of Sarisburie.

Here M. Harding once again, as before, will teach us, what the old Fathers meant by those words, that they never uttered. I trow, he hath some privy Divination, that thus taketh upon him, to know what men mean, before they speak. Cicero¹ saith, Peritum esse necesse est eum, qui Silentium quid sit, intelligat: It must needs be some conning fellow, that understandeth, what Silence meaneth, and knoweth what they speak, that speak nothing. He saith, The Fathers thought good, to use the aforesaid terms, to put away all doubt of the being of Christs very Body in these holy Mysteries. Verily, this is a marvellous boldness, so often, and with such confidence, and countenance to say, The Old Fathers used these terms, and yet not once to show any one of them all, that ever used them. It may be thought, that he hath, either to great affiance in him self, or to little regard unto his Reader. As for this vain muster of the names of Chrysostom, Hilary, Gregory Nyssene, and Cyril, as it shall appear by the view, it helpeth him nothing.

Here M. Harding once againe, as before, wil teache vs, what the olde Fathers meante by those woordes, that they neuer vttred. I trowe, he hath some priuie Diuination, that thus taketh vpon him, to know what men meane, before they speake. Cicero¹ saith, Peritum esse necesse est eum, qui Silentium quid sit, intelligat: It must needes be some conning felow, that vnderstandeth, what Silence meaneth, and knoweth what they speake, that speake nothinge. He saith, The Fathers thought good, to vse the aforesaide termes, to put away al doubte of the beinge of Christes very Bodie in these holy Mysteries. Uerily, this is a merueilous boldenesse, so often, and with suche confidence, and countenance to say, The Olde Fathers vsed these termes, and yet not once to shew any one of them al, that euer vsed them. It may be thought, that he hath, either to greate affiance in him selfe, or to litle regarde vnto his Reader. As for this vaine muster of the names of Chrysostome, Hilarie, Gregorie Nyssene, and Cyril, as it shal appeare by the viewe, it healpeth him nothinge.