He was not a man called by God but chosen by his own. He claimed not to worship God but to honour men. He came not to offer a sacrifice at the altar, let alone the sacrifice of Christ Himself, but to celebrate a supper at the table and preside at a gathering of two or more in the name of Christ. Even when he reluctantly consented to offer a sacrifice, it was only in praise and thanksgiving, never in reparation and supplication. He gave not a sacrament which veiled the presence of Christ but merely embodied the unity of men. He was like Luther and Cranmer of old, yet he dared call himself a Catholic and a priest.