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.

Wee denie not, but it may wel be saide, Christe at his laste Supper offered vp him selfe vnto his Father: Albeit, not Really, and in deede, but, accordinge to M. Har∣dinges owne Distinction, in a Figure, or in a Mysterie: in suche sorte, as wee saye, Christe was offered in the Sacrifices of the Olde Lawe: and as S. Iohn saithe,* 1.1 Agnus Occisus ab Origine Mundi: The Lambe was slaine from the beginninge of the VVorlde. As Christ•• was slaine at the Table, so was he Sacrificed at the Table. But he was not slaine at the Table Uerily, and in deede, but onely in a Mysteri••: Therefore he was not Sacrificed at the Table Really, and in déede, but onely in a Mysterie.

So saithe S. Augustine,* 1.2 Nonne semel immolatus est Christus in semetipso? Et ramen in Sacramento, non tantùm per omnes Paschae Solennitates, sed etiam omni die po∣pulis immolatur. Nec vtique mentitur, qui interrogatus, eum responderit immolari. Si enim Sacramenta quandam Similitudinem earum rerum, quarum Sacramenta sunt, non haberent, omninò Sacramenta non essent. VVas not Christe once offered in him selfe? And yet in (or, by way of) a Sacramente, not onely at the Solemne Feaste of Easter, but e∣uery daye ••e is offered vnto the people. And ••e saithe no vntrueth, that beinge demaun∣ded, maketh answeare, that Christe is Sacrificed. His reason is this: For if Sacramentes had not a certaine Likenesse, or Resemblance of the things, whereof they be Sacramentes, then should they vtterly be no Sacramentes.

Notwithstandinge, Hesychius expoundinge the Booke of Leuiticus, to the intente he maye force the whole Storie of the Life, and Deathe of Christe, to answeare euery particulare Ceremonie of the Lawe, is sometimes driuen, to

streatche,* 1.3 and straine the Scriptures to his purpose. So he saithe, Christe is the Aultare: And, Christe Incarnate in the Virgins Wombe, is the Sodden Sacrifice.

Now, as Christe was the Aultare, and as he was Sacrificed in his Mothers Wombe, euen so he Sacrificed him selfe at his Supper: not in proper, or vsual manner of speache, but onely in a Mysterie Signifieing••.

Otherwise S. Cyprian plainely openeth the whole difference of these twoo Sacrifices in this sorte:* 1.4 Dedit Dominus noster in mensa, in qua Vltimum cum Apo∣stolis participauit Con••iuium, proprijs manibus Panem, & Vinum: In Cruce verò ma∣nibus militum Corpus tradidit vulnerandum. Our Lorde at the Table, whereat he recei∣ued his laste Supper with his Disciples, with his owne handes gaue (not his very Bodie, and very Bloude Really, and in deede, but) Breade, and Wine: But vpon the Crosse, he gaue his owne Bodie, with the Souldiers handes to be Wounded. This, saithe Saincte Cyprian, is the difference bitwéene the Sacrifice of the Table, and the Sacrifice of the Crosse: At the one, Christe gaue Breade, and Wine: Upon the o∣ther, he gaue his Bodie.

Therefore, where as M. Hardinge saithe, onely vpon his owne warrante, That Christe Really Sacrificed him selfe at twoo sundrie times, and that he twise Really Shead his Bloude, Firste at the Table, and Afterwarde vpon the Crosse: The Untrueth, and folie hereof is easily reprooued by these plaine woordes of S. Paule: Semel Oblatus est, ad multorum exhaurienda peccata:* 1.5 He was once offered, to take away the sinnes of many. And againe,* 1.6 With one Sacrifice he hath made perfite them for euer, that be Sanctified. These places are cleare, and without question: onlesse M. Hardinge wil saye, that, One, and, Twoo: and, Once, and Twise, be bothe one thinge.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Apocal. 13.
• * 1.2

  August. epis. 23.
• * 1.3

  Hesych in Le∣••••••. li. 1▪ cap. 4. L••••. 1. ca. 2. Sa∣crificium Coctū.
• * 1.4

  Cyprian. de Vn∣ctione Chrisma∣tis.
• * 1.5

  Hebrae. 9.
• * 1.6

  Hebrae. 10.