A defence of the Apologie of the Churche of Englande conteininge an answeare to a certaine booke lately set foorthe by M. Hardinge, and entituled, A confutation of &c. By Iohn Iewel Bishop of Sarisburie.

M. Hardinge.

* 1.1 As comparison can not duely be made betweene Lighte and Darkenes, betweene Truthe and Lieing, betwene Christe and Belial: so neither betwene the Catholike Churche, and startinge holes of Heretiques. You saie muche, and proue nothinge. The moste ye haue to crake of, whiche yee haue neuer doone withal, is youre ministringe of bothe kindes vnto the people, youre newe founde holy daie the Englishe Communion, your Seruice in the vulgare tonge▪ and your vile obiection of Mise and Dogges. This is the storeboxe of M. Iuelles high Diuinitie, whiche he maketh no greate store of, but shaketh it abroade euery where. To euery pointe I haue saide so mutche, as is‡ 1.2 yenough, to staie the hartes of those, that feare God, in mine answeare to M. Iuelles chalenge. To the mater of bothe kindes, and the obiection made out of Gelasius, in the seconde article. To that of Priuate Masse, in the firste article. To al that is saide for the Churche Seruice in the vulgare tongue, in the thirde Article. To the obiection of Mise, Dogges, and VVormes, in the 23. Article. The same here to re∣herse againe, I thinke it nedeles.

But where ye affirme the Body of Christe not to bee eaten, but of the good, and faithful onely, if ye meane the Sacramental eating, so as it is eaten vnder the Sacrament in the visible forme of Bread, and VVine, and not of the* 1.3 Spiritual eating onely, that is false. In that ye saie the Fathers be on your side, meaninge the * Sacramental eatinge, ye belie them. And so like wise reporting our Doctrine to be, that wicked and vnfaithful menne maie eate the Body of * Christe effectually, ye be••••e vs. VVe

teache that the euil maie eate the Body of Christe Really,* 1.4 that is, in deede, but not effectually. They onely eate effectually, who eatinge it worthely obteine the effecte of Christes Body: VVhiche is the vnitie of the mystical body of Christe,* 1.5 and increace of grace.* 1.6 There is verely (saithe S. Gregorie) in sinners, and in them whiche receiue vnworthely, the true Fleashe of Christe, and his true Bloude, sed essentia, non salubri efficentia, but in substance, not in holesome effecte.

That euil menne receiue the true Body of Christe Sacramentally,* 1.7 no lesse then good, where I might alleage in manner al the Olde Fathers,‡ 1.8 S. Augustine only maie suffice, who affirmeth the same, speakinge thus of Iudas. Tolerat ipse Dominus Iudam, diabolum, furem, & venditorem suum finit accipere inter innocentes Discipulos, quod norunt fideles, pretium nostrum. Our Lorde him selfe doth tolerate Iudas, and suffereth a Deuil, a Thefe, and him that solde him, to receiue amongest his innocent Disciples* 1.9 our Price, whiche the Faithful doo knowe. But what nede any man to require the testimonies of Fathers,* 1.10 sithe S. Paule teacheth vs, so to beleue? VVho so euer (saithe he) eateth this Bread, and drinketh of the Cuppe of our Lorde vnworthely, he shal••e gilty of the Body, and Bloude of our Lorde.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Vntruthe. For there is no bet∣ter comparison, then bitvvene Contraries: Contraria iuxta se posita, magis elucescunt.
• ‡ 1.2

  Yenough, no doubte, and suf∣ficiente. For in the selfe same foure Articles, M. Hard. hath vttered foure score and four∣teen great vn∣truthes.
• * 1.3

  Vnfruteful, & vaine distinctiōs Reade the An∣svveare.
• * 1.4

  Compari∣son of churches.
• * 1.5

  Gregor. Dialog. li. 4.
• * 1.6

  This Booke is ful of Fables, and Vanities: and therefore not thought to bee S. Gregories.
• * 1.7

  Augustin. Epist. 162.
• ‡ 1.8

  S. Augustine is directely to the Contrarie. See the Ansvveare.
• * 1.9

  Our Price, He meaneth the Sacramente of our Price.
• * 1.10

  1. Corin. 11.