A replie vnto M. Hardinges ansvveare by perusinge whereof the discrete, and diligent reader may easily see, the weake, and vnstable groundes of the Romaine religion, whiche of late hath beene accompted Catholique. By Iohn Iewel Bishoppe of Sarisburie.

M. Hardinge. The .1. Diuision.

(126)* 1.1 Christen people hath euer ben taught, that the Bodie, and Bloude of Iesus Christ by the vn∣speakeable workinge of the grace of God, and vertue of the holy Ghoste is present in this most holy Sa∣crament, and that verily, and in deede. This doctrine is founded vpon the plaine wordes of Christ▪ which he vttered in the institution of this Sacrament, expressed by the Euangelistes, a••d by S. Paule. As they were at Supper (saieth Matthewe) Iesus tooke breade, and blissed it, and brake it,* 1.2 and gaue it to his Disciples, and saith: Take ye, eate ye, This is my Bodie. And takinge the Cuppe, he gaue thankes, and gaue it to them, saieinge: Drinke ye al of this: For this is my Bloude of the Newe Testa∣ment, which shalbe shedde for many in remission of sinnes. VVithe like wordes almost, Marke,* 1.3 Luke, and Paule doo describe this diuine institution Neither saide our Lorde onely,* 1.4 This is my Bodie, but least some sholde doubte how his wordes are to be vnderstanded:* 1.5 For a plaine declaration of them, he addeth this further, VVhiche is geuen for you. Likewise of the Cuppe he saith not onely.* 1.6 This is my Bloude, but also, as it were to put it out of al doubte, whiche shalbe shedde for many.

Nowe, as faithful people doo beleue, that Christ gaue not a figure of his Bodie, but his owne true, and verie Bodie in substance, and likewise not a figure of his Bloude, but his verie pretious Bloude it self at his passion and death on the Crosse for our Redemption: so they beleue also, that the wordes of the institution of this Sacrament, admitte no other vnderstandinge, but that he geueth vnto vs in theise holy Mysteries, his self same Bodie, and his selfe same Bloude, in trueth of substance▪ which was crucified, and sheadde forth for vs. Thus to the humble beleuers Scripture it self mini∣streth sufficient argument of the trueth of Christes Bodie, and Bloude in the Sacrament, against the Sacramentaries, who holde opinion, that it is there but in a figure, signe, or token (127)* 1.7 onely.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The .126. Vntrueth, For M. Har¦ding is not hable to proue, that the people in the Pri∣mitiue Churche vvas thus taught.
• * 1.2

  Matth. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.3

  Mar••. 14
• * 1.4

  Luc. 22.
• * 1.5

  1. Cor. 11.
• * 1.6

  Luc. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.7

  The .127. Vntrueth, For this is no parte of our Do∣ctrine.