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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Jewel, John, 1522-1571.
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M. Hardinge. The .3. Diuision.

If Princes be honoured with cloth of estate, Bishops with solemne thrones in their churches, and Deanes with Canopies of Tapistrie, Silke, and Arras, (as wee see in sundrie Cathedral Churches) and noman finde faulte with it: why should M. Iuel mislike the Canopie, that is vsed for honour of that Blessed Sacrament (172)* 1.1 wherein is conteined the very Bodie of Christe, and through the inseparable ioi∣ning togeather of bothe Natures in Vnitie of person, Christe him selfe, very God, and very Man? with what face speaketh he against the Canopie vsed to the honour of Christ in the Sacrament, that sitting in the Bishoppes seate at Sarisburie, can abide the sight of a solemne Canopie made of Painted Bourdes spreade ouer his head? If he had beene of Councel with Moses, Dauid, and Salomon, it is like he would haue reproued their iudgementes, for the greate honour they vsed, and caused to be continued towards the Arke, wherin was cōteined nothing but the Tables of the law, Aarons rodde, and a pot ful of Man∣na. Kinge Dauid thought it very vnsittinge, and felte greate remorse in harte, that he dwelte in a house of Cedres, and the Arke of God was put in the middes of skinnes, that is, of the Tabernacle, whose outwarde partes were couered with beastes skinnes.

And now there is one founde amonge other* 1.2 Monstrouse and strange formes of Creatures, manners, and Doctrines, who beinge but duste and ashes, as Abraham saide of him selfe, promoted to the name of a Bishop, and not Chosen (I weene) to doo high seruice of a Man accordinge to Goddes owne harte, as Dauid was: thinketh not him selfe vnwoorthy to sitte in a Bishops Chaire vnder a gorgeous te∣sture or Canopie of gilted bourdes, and can not suffer the pretiouse Bodie of Christe, whereby we are redeemed, to haue for remembrance of Honour doone of our parte, so muche as a little Canopie, a thing of smal price. (173)* 1.3 Yet was the Arke but a shadowe, and this the Bodie: that the figure, this the tru∣ethe: that the Type, or signe, this the very thinge it selfe. As I doo not enuie M. Iuel that honoure, by what right so euer he enioyeth it, so I can not but blame him for* 1.4 bereuinge Christe of his honour in this Blessed Sacrament.

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* 1.1

The 172. Vn∣trueth. For Chrysostome saith, In vasis Sanctis, non Ve∣rum Corpus Christi, Sed My∣steriū Corporis Christi contine∣tur.

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* 1.2

Let your mo∣destie be kno∣vven to al men. Philip. 4.

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* 1.3

The .173. Vn∣trueth. for Both are Figures, Bothe Ty∣pes, Bothe Sig∣nes. Nazian. sai∣ethe, Figura Fi∣gurae. De Pas∣chate.

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* 1.4

Christ vvil say, In vaine ye vvor∣ship me, &c. Matthae. 15.

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