A replie to Iesuit Fishers answere to certain questions propou[n]ded by his most gratious Matie: King Iames By Francis White D: of Div· deane of Carlile, chaplaine to his Matie. Hereunto is annexed, a conference of the right: R:B: of St Dauids wth the same Iesuit*

IESVIT. [ A]

Also because the Manichees, being impiously per suaded that wine was the gall of the prince of darknesse, did su∣perstitiously abstaine from the Chalice. The Church in dete∣station of this errour, commaunded, for a time, Communion vnder both kinds: Vpon which ocasion Gelasius Pope made the decree recorded by Gratian, aut integra Sacramenta suscipiant, aut ab integris arceantur. And why, because [ B] such Abstinents, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 qua superstitione docentur a∣stringi, that is were superstitious, not abstaining out of any deuotion, but out of impious persuasion of the impuri∣tie of Gods creature. Wherefore the crime with which some Protestants charge vs, That our receiuing vnder the sole forme of Bread, is to iumpe in opinion with the Ma∣nichees, we may (as Doctor Morton confesseth) reiect as in∣jurious, saying, That it was not the Manichees 〈◊〉〈◊〉 [ C] from wine, but the reason of their for 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that was iudged hereticall. This custome was the cause that Cypri∣an saieth, That the Law 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the eating of bloud, but the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 commaunds the same should be drunke, not only because some Christians, to wit, Priests are bound to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Bloud of Christ, but also because Christ in his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 did 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Sacrament of his Bodie and Bloud in both kinds. Whence grew the custome of the Primitiue Church, to receiue in both kinds, and by custome there grew further, [ D] an Oligation to drinke of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 there were some iust cause of 〈◊〉〈◊〉, as in the sicke, and in some that by nature loathed wine.

Notes

• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. de Heres. 46.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Ser. 4. d. Qua∣drages.
• Gelas. apud Grati∣an. d. Consecrat. Cap. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 appeale, li. 2. ca. 4. 140.
• 〈◊〉〈◊〉. de Coena Domini.