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.

The B. of Sarisburie.

Here M. Hardinge séemeth to reason thus: In the time of the Olde Testament it was not lawful, for euery of the people, to beholde the Arke of God, and the thinges therein conteined: Ergo, the Prieste ought to pronounce the woordes of Consecration in Silence, and secretely to him selfe. This simple reason holdeth from Moses, to Christe: from the Olde Testa∣ment, to the Newe: from Séeinge, to Hearinge: and to be shorte, from somewhat, to nothinge: and serueth onely to control al the Ancient Fathers of the Churche, who, as M. Harding knoweth, and hath already in parte confessed, neuer pronoun∣ced

these woordes in suche secrete sorte, nor euer vsed these policies for increase of Reuerence. Notwithstandinge M. Hardinge, the better to leade alonge his simple Reader, hath conningly drawen in the names of twoo Olde Fathers, Ambrose, and Origen, to the intent to make his owne Conclusion to séeme theires. And thus vnder his painted cooueringes, and Ueles of Eloquence, he foldeth vp Closely, not the Arke of God, but, as his woonte is, greate Untruethes.