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Preacher
of
Grayes
Inne
.
Your
daily
bounden
Orator
,
Moses
,
Michael
,
AS
the
moist
and
vnstable
bodies
,
because
they
are
vnbounded
in
themselues
,
neuer
cease
from
motion
,
vntil
they
be
staied
in
some
other
bodie
which
hath
stay
in
it selfe
:
so
the
vnderstanding
vnquiet
by
nature
,
passeth
through
all
formes
of
opinions
,
vntill
he
resolue
his
assent
vpon
some
principle
that
standeth
onely
vpon
his
owne
ground
.
THerefore
when
the
question
of
truth
in
controuersie
of
faith
is
turned
too
and
fro
,
in
the
throng
of
so
many
particular
quarrels
,
it
is
best
to
goe
aside
,
and
single
out
the
two
grand
Originals
and
foundations
,
from
the
which
all
other
factions
arise
:
that
by
taking
the
iust
estimate
of
the
strength
of
eyther
,
our
iudgement
may
leaue
to
the
stronger
part
.
Al
particular
controuersies
in
themselues
stand
vpon
their
yea
and
nay
,
but
vnto
vs
require
proofe
:
which
proofe
is
linked
by
reason
,
which
reason
is
chiefely
grounded
vpon
scripture
,
which
scripture
is
authorised
not
in
the
letter
,
but
in
the
sense
,
because
it
is
doubtful
in
the
varietie
of
apprehensions
,
some
leading
,
others
drawing
,
many
writhing
their
text
to
their
seuerall
factions
:
The
question
is
at
last
remoued
from
the
text
to
the
interpreter
,
from
the
scripture
vnto
the
men
.
So
that
a
mind
studious
of
truth
is
now
come
to
his
last
care
,
to
determine
of
the
worth
,
merit
,
&
authority
of
these
that
are
the
exposit
our
&
.
from
the
text
to
the
interpretour
,
from
the
scripture
to
the
men
.
As
that
Christ
is
come
in
the
flesh
:
Christ
is
the
sonne
of
the
liuing
God
:
his
second
comming
to
iudgement
:
the
resurrection
,
It
is
best
to
goe
aside
and
single
out
the
two
grand
originals
and
foundations
,
from
the
which
all
the
other
factions
arise
,
that
by
taking
a
iust
estimat
of
the
strength
of
either
,
our
iudgement
may
leane
to
the
stronger
part
.
remoue
of
the
question
from
the
text
to
the
interpreter
,
from
the
scripture
to
the
men
,
in
such
varietie
of
apprehensions
.
From
the
text
to
the
interpreter
,
from
the
scripture
vnto
the
men
,
worth
,
merit
,
and
authoritie
of
those
which
are
the
expositors
.
singled
out
the
graund
originals
and
foundations
THe
catholike
part
for
the
strength
of
their
interpretation
alledge
the
iudgment
of
the
Church
,
the
definitions
of
councels
,
the
consent
of
fathers
,
the
harmonie
of
Churches
,
the
practise
of
all
ages
,
and
the
rule
of
Apostolicall
tradition
,
left
by
succession
as
the
light
through
the
heauens
.
The
Protestantes
bring
forth
the
seuerall
founders
of
their
sects
,
and
others
of
that
straine
,
whose
exposition
they
cleaue
vnto
.
Lay
this
in
the
ballance
and
waigh
together
the
spouse
of
Christ
,
with
aecumenicall
counsels
with
priuate
opinions
;
the
reuerend
and
learned
fathers
with
men
alwaies
in
their
time
burned
for
heretikes
;
the
harmony
of
Churches
with
the
iarring
of
conuenticles
,
of
them
that
are
in
as
great
brawle
with
themselues
as
with
the
catholikes
.
The
vniforme
practise
of
yeares
,
with
the
often
change
of
others
.
The
tradition
of
the
Apostles
with
the
dregs
of
heretikes
.
Now
let
any
man
(
though
ouerbalanced
by
affection
)
consider
with
himselfe
whether
of
these
should
be
beleeued
in
expounding
the
scriptures
,
and
consequently
in
the
truth
of
the
controuersies
which
relyeth
vpon
the
sence
.
Church
,
councels
,
Fathers
,
Apostolicall
traditions
,
Luther
,
Caluin
,
Melancthon
,
&c.
Thomas
More
Caius
,
whatsoeuer
had
two
eares
was
a
foolish
beast
:
the
iudgment
of
the
Church
:
the
definition
of
councells
:
the
consent
of
Fathers
:
the
harmonie
of
Churches
:
the
practise
of
all
ages
:
the
rule
of
Apostolicall
tradition
.
Quam
ea
die
Iuellus
THe
mysteries
of
religion
do
so
far
exceede
the
narrow
straites
of
our
vnderstanding
,
that
because
they
cannot
be
comprehended
by
reason
,
God
hath
therefore
appointed
faith
to
entertaine
them
,
which
faith
is
built
vpon
diuine
and
vnfallible
authoritie
,
the
minde
yeelding
obedience
in
stead
of
discourse
,
&
receiuing
indifferently
the
truth
of
doctrine
,
vpon
the
credit
and
affiance
of
the
teacher
.
Therefore
that
religion
which
doth
not
stay
the
assent
of
the
scholler
,
and
hath
not
irrefragable
authoritie
in
all
matters
of
faith
,
hath
neither
merit
of
beliefe
in
it selfe
,
nor
others
.
But
such
is
the
discipline
of
the
protestants
,
that
they
affoord
their
schollers
no
other
but
humane
and
mutable
authoritie
,
whereby
to
beleeue
the
number
and
dignitie
of
the
scriptures
,
with
the
sense
and
interpretation
of
them
,
in
which
consisteth
the
summe
of
all
religion
.
for
without
controuersie
great
are
those
mysteries
,
God
is
manifested
in
the
flesh
,
iustified
in
the
spirit
,
seene
of
Angels
,
beleeued
on
in
the
world
,
and
receiued
vp
into
glorie
.
(
beleeued
on
in
the
world
)
The
mind
yeelding
obedience
in
steed
of
discourse
,
&
receiuing
indifferently
the
truth
of
doctrine
vpon
the
credit
and
affiance
of
the
teacher
.
That
which
most
men
and
wisest
agree
vpon
is
most
true
?
Those
men
be
wisest
next
God
that
are
most
deare
vnto
him
?
venerable
for
antiquitie
:
certaine
for
succession
:
comely
for
order
:
admirable
for
vnitie
:
approued
by
experience
:
allowed
by
prouidence
:
confirmed
by
miracles
:
rooted
in
so
many
kingdomes
:
neuer
doubted
of
but
by
heretikes
,
yeelding
obedience
in
stead
of
discourse
?
(
beleeued
on
in
the
world
)
within
vs
,
the
minde
yeelding
obedience
in
steede
of
discourse
,
and
receiuing
indifferently
the
truth
of
doctrine
vpon
the
credit
and
affiance
of
this
teacher
.
irrefragable
authoritie
in
the
principles
of
faith
,
wherein
consisteth
the
summe
of
all
religion
.
if
we
an
Angell
from
heauen
,
should
preach
any
other
Gospell
,
let
him
bee
accursed
.
Sinos
,
aut
Angelus
.
FOr
they
affirme
that
the
authority
of
the
Church
,
and
ministerie
of
whom
their
followers
receiue
the
sacred
scriptures
,
and
their
expositours
be
humane
,
and
such
as
may
goe
aside
into
errour
,
and
sometimes
doe
.
So
that
of
necessitie
,
whosoeuer
standeth
in
the
integritie
of
their
opinion
,
either
haue
no
faith
at
all
,
or
else
onely
humane
and
errant
.
For
they
that
haue
a
possible
impotencie
of
erring
in
one
point
of
faith
,
what
assurance
can
they
make
of
distinction
that
they
doe
not
erre
in
all
?
the
testimonie
of
men
:
If
we
receiue
the
testimonie
of
men
,
the
testimonie
of
God
is
greater
.
(
if
any
impotencie
of
erring
in
one
,
then
in
all
)
Stapleton
,
Bellarmine
,
when
he
giueth
not
all
diligence
.
will
neuer
be
wanting
.
of
not
erring
in
any
one
point
,
is
not
to
be
held
as
a
point
of
faith
,
against
which
some
catholikes
do
hold
,
being
reputed
catholikes
of
the
Church
,
and
not
condemned
for
heretiks
:
quando
non
adhibet
omnem
diligentiam
,
COntrarie
the
Catholikes
auouching
the
inflexible
truth
of
the
Church
as
the
voice
of
Christ
,
and
direction
of
the
spirit
,
doe
stay
the
mindes
of
the
faithfull
from
doubt
and
wauering
.
But
the
other
making
an
head
from
the
bodie
of
the
Church
are
rightly
punished
,
both
with
beleefe
in
errours
,
and
vnbeleefe
in
truth
.
Iohn
Hart
Basil
:
Claudius
Espencaeus
THe
infinite
waies
of
errours
draw
themselues
in
their
originall
into
two
heads
,
opinion
and
affection
:
which
(
as
two
cankers
)
breed
the
one
in
the
vnderstanding
,
the
other
in
the
will
:
for
our
iudgement
is
easiest
deceiued
,
by
those
things
we
esteeme
truest
,
and
our
inclination
by
what
we
loue
best
.
There
is
nothing
of
more
manifest
presumption
then
the
truth
of
the
Scriptures
,
nor
fuller
of
desire
then
securitie
of
happinesse
:
therefore
these
two
being
left
vnlimited
,
the
one
of
Canonitall
exposition
,
the
other
with
necessitie
of
meanes
,
are
a
direct
method
of
indirect
consequence
.
Such
is
the
practise
of
the
later
religion
:
they
teach
that
nothing
is
to
be
credited
,
but
what
is
warranted
in
holy
bookes
,
and
giue
not
infallible
rules
of
interpretation
,
but
such
as
at
last
must
be
ouerruled
by
priuat
opinion
,
for
conference
of
places
,
propriety
of
phrase
,
acceptations
of
wordes
,
can
make
no
other
conclusion
,
then
euery
ones
conceit
will
aforde
.
So
that
of
an
infallible
proposition
,
and
arbitrary
assumption
,
must
needes
insue
a
dangerous
conclusion
,
though
not
euer
in
the
matter
which
is
concluded
,
yet
alwaies
in
the
manner
of
concluding
.
These
things
are
written
,
that
ye
might
beleeue
that
Iesus
is
Christ
,
the
Sonne
of
God
.
And
secondly
that
in
beleeuing
ye
might
haue
life
through
his
name
.
de
Doct.
Christia
.
Remoue
from
the
text
to
the
interpreter
,
from
the
Scripture
to
the
men
.
Hierome
)
Austin
,
The
sence
will
I
proue
by
scripture
according
to
the
rule
of
faith
:
the
proofe
of
the
sence
I
submit
to
the
priuat
and
publike
iudgment
of
the
Church
.
of
an
infallible
proposition
,
and
arbitrarie
assumption
,
must
needes
follow
a
dangerous
conclusion
.
Cuius
Doctrina
in
medijs
discursiua
,
(
must
needesensue
,
allwaies
follow
)
Sic
tendimus
in
vetitum
.
IN
like
manner
they
promise
security
of
saluation
,
without
respect
of
repentance
and
workes
,
which
are
ineuitable
consequences
,
if
all
be
true
that
they
teach
.
So
that
he
which
hath
faith
,
needeth
no
more
to
care
for
good
workes
,
then
they
that
haue
drunken
a
sound
purgation
,
for
going
to
the
stoole
.
THese
are
the
two
fallacies
whereupon
built
his
rebellion
,
and
wherein
all
the
heresies
of
our
time
conspire
,
though
otherwise
at
difference
with
themselues
:
for
there
can
bee
no
fitter
baites
to
beguile
simple
men
,
then
opinion
;
and
sensuall
men
,
then
ease
:
because
euery
one
lieth
open
to
decay
in
his
owne
vices
.
AMongst
many
loadstones
,
that
which
hath
the
preeminence
of
vertue
in
proportionable
distance
,
winneth
the
Iron
from
all
the
rest
:
So
Christ
being
lifted
vp
in
the
abasing
of
his
passion
,
promised
by
his
attractiue
vertue
to
draw
vnto
his
seruice
all
men
from
all
religions
.
For
what
rebellion
of
nature
cannot
he
pacifie
vnto
the
vnitie
of
Faith
,
when
he
pleaseth
to
come
within
compasse
,
that
hath
vnited
humane
nature
into
Gods
hypostaticall
vnion
?
Therefore
to
gather
vp
the
effect
as
a
threed
to
leade
to
the
cause
,
the
greatest
multitude
in
consent
of
communion
,
among
the
diuerse
parcels
and
rentes
of
those
that
beare
the
liuery
of
Christ
his
name
,
is
a
sufficient
demonstration
of
the
true
and
naturall
loadstone
,
which
must
of
necessitie
drawe
more
vnto
it
then
the
rest
,
because
it
effecteth
by
his
owne
vertue
,
when
all
the
rest
worke
onely
by
the
touch
thereof
.
beare
the
liuerie
of
Christ
his
name
,
Barnard
)
many
doe
seruice
vnto
Antichrist
,
THis
populous
inheritance
of
such
as
professe
the
communion
of
his
doctrine
,
was
giuen
him
as
a
royaltie
in
the
Psalme
.
And
after
his
resurrection
he
sent
his
Apostles
to
take
possession
of
the
dowrie
of
his
Church
,
from
Hierusalem
vnto
the
ends
of
the
world
,
and
the
prophets
who
from
their
high
tower
of
speculation
might
ouerlooke
more
then
the
compasse
of
yeares
,
and
therefore
tooke
the
draught
of
Christ
his
kingdome
,
could
perceiue
no
signe
more
glorious
and
visible
,
then
a
multitude
reaching
from
the
East
to
the
West
,
and
spreading
ouer
the
earth
.
And
yet
for
the
straights
of
the
throng
putting
vp
supplication
to
the
Church
,
to
send
some
colones
out
to
enlarge
their
habitation
.
And
because
by
diuine
dispensation
there
were
some
sedition
&
factions
to
spring
in
his
kingdom
,
that
it
might
not
breede
admiration
in
the
newe
subiects
by
the
noueltie
or
distraction
of
doubt
,
if
the
new
parte
by
number
bee
mistaken
;
therefore
Christ
and
his
Apostles
haue
both
foretold
there
should
bee
heretiques
,
and
branded
them
alwaies
by
the
note
of
paucitie
to
be
distinguished
from
the
generall
multitude
.
For
they
shall
come
vnder
the
stile
of
small
and
thinne
numbers
,
and
priuiledged
places
.
There
is
Christ
among
the
Caluinistes
in
Geneua
.
There
is
Christ
among
the
Lutherans
in
Germany
.
In
the
desert
for
a
thousand
yeeres
since
Phocas
.
In
some
secret
of
concealed
doctrine
since
the
Apostles
time
.
But
beleeue
them
not
,
for
not
all
,
or
the
most
part
shall
be
apostate
,
but
some
;
not
many
,
but
such
as
in
compare
of
the
whole
multitude
shall
be
as
errant
planets
in
respect
of
the
fixed
starres
.
Therefore
this
argument
from
the
multitude
of
communicants
in
the
same
faith
,
promised
by
God
,
foreseene
by
the
Prophets
,
confirmed
by
the
Apostles
,
was
esteemed
of
so
sufficient
proofe
by
the
primitiue
commanders
of
Christ
his
Church
,
that
they
vsed
it
alwaies
against
the
heretickes
:
and
oftentimes
when
they
were
to
encounter
,
they
would
brandish
this
sword
as
deadly
and
vnauoidable
,
to
amaze
,
and
yet
not
strike
with
it
.
For
the
experiment
whereof
,
if
we
turne
ouer
the
succession
of
historyes
age
by
age
,
we
shall
finde
that
when
any
heresie
was
at
the
highest
floud
,
it
was
not
comparable
to
the
ebbe
of
catholikes
,
no
not
in
the
torrent
and
inundation
of
the
Therefore
we
may
presume
the
euent
of
that
prophesie
,
which
hath
so
equally
proceeded
hitherto
,
and
vse
it
for
a
weapon
against
the
heretikes
of
our
time
which
hath
been
so
often
died
in
the
bloud
of
their
ancestors
,
and
follow
our
fathers
herein
,
which
so
happily
followed
others
.
Stapleton
:
Stapleton
)
Samaria
,
omnes
&c.
for
the
torrent
&
inundation
of
the
Arrians
Where
be
Gregory
Nazianzene
who
define
the
Church
by
a
multitude
,
and
contemne
a
small
flocke
?
whole
world
to
haue
turned
Arrian
?
Hillary
,
the
outward
face
of
the
Church
,
eyther
Bishops
or
Priestes
through
the
world
?
to
a
world
of
Arrians
?
that
there
were
but
a
fewe
Bishops
to
the
Arrians
,
and
those
few
exiles
.
Vincentius
Lirin
.
THis
new
stampe
of
religion
which
and
his
minsters
boast
of
to
be
reformed
according
to
the
ancient
coyne
,
cannot
auoide
the
desert
of
counterfeit
.
Because
so
generall
a
reformation
,
and
restitution
of
the
primitiue
Church
,
neither
can
be
,
neither
was
to
be
expected
.
For
although
the
worship
of
adulterous
religion
haue
suffered
many
changes
,
either
by
the
admiration
of
some
man
of
extraordinarie
account
,
or
the
intimation
of
Oracles
,
or
the
ambition
of
superstitious
,
or
inuasion
of
neighbours
,
or
chaunge
of
gouernment
,
the
state
alwaies
fashioning
religion
,
the
fittest
consequence
of
policie
:
yet
in
the
true
religion
instituted
by
God
himselfe
,
the
diuine
ordinance
hath
made
onely
two
memorable
varieties
:
not
by
condemning
the
former
,
but
by
preferring
the
latter
;
not
in
difference
of
substance
,
but
perfection
:
not
by
retraction
as
in
chaunge
of
their
counsell
,
but
adding
of
timely
accesse
.
The
first
was
from
the
law
of
nature
,
to
the
subiection
of
the
law
written
.
The
second
from
the
seueritie
of
the
law
,
vnto
the
obedience
of
the
Gospell
(
Christ
being
the
summe
of
all
,
but
with
difference
.
)
For
in
the
state
of
nature
he
was
discerned
a
farre
of
as
a
bodie
.
In
the
law
he
was
distinguished
neerer
as
a
man
:
In
the
Gospell
he
is
seene
face
to
face
:
Both
these
chaunges
were
restitutions
of
the
former
,
but
with
some
perfection
.
For
restored
the
decalogue
,
sacrifice
,
worship
of
one
God
,
circumcision
,
tenths
,
sabbaths
,
and
such
like
,
which
were
in
the
state
of
nature
,
but
arbitrarie
for
harmonie
.
In
the
Gospell
,
Christ
the
interpretation
of
the
law
which
was
corrupted
,
and
the
three
great
parts
of
religion
,
iustificaon
by
faith
,
which
was
exemplified
in
the
sacrifice
of
himselfe
,
which
was
figured
in
and
in
the
Pasca
,
the
mysterie
of
baptisme
which
was
instituted
in
the
deluge
and
redde
sea
,
and
the
Eucharist
which
was
acted
by
For
like
as
when
the
daughter
in
law
of
brought
forth
her
twinnes
,
first
put
forth
his
hand
,
and
the
midwife
tied
a
red
threed
about
it
,
and
he
pulled
it
in
againe
,
and
his
brother
was
borne
afore
him
:
So
the
Sacraments
of
the
Gospell
which
are
bound
about
with
the
redde
threed
of
Christ
his
passion
,
did
first
shew
their
hand
in
but
the
Sacraments
of
the
Iewes
were
borne
before
them
.
So
that
these
two
be
not
chaunges
but
restitutions
,
and
these
are
two
earthquakes
registred
in
the
scripture
,
prophecied
of
before
,
expected
by
the
Church
,
brought
in
with
prodigious
signes
,
confirmed
by
the
visible
presence
of
God
in
miracles
:
and
one
more
we
expect
,
which
shall
chaunge
all
things
temporall
into
eternall
at
the
ende
of
the
world
.
Besides
these
,
neither
the
scripture
mentioneth
any
more
,
neither
the
iudgement
of
the
Chuch
and
fathers
did
expect
other
.
For
what
prophesie
either
in
the
old
testament
or
in
the
new
made
way
for
this
reformation
,
after
yeares
?
What
prodigious
signes
gaue
the
world
warning
of
comming
?
which
of
the
creatures
out
of
course
gaue
attendance
at
his
birth
?
with
what
extraordinarie
power
was
he
garded
?
with
what
miracles
was
his
doctrine
graced
?
That
a
religion
venerable
for
age
,
certaine
for
succession
,
comely
for
order
,
admirable
for
vnitie
,
approued
by
experience
,
allowed
by
prouidence
,
confirmed
by
miracles
,
rooted
in
so
many
kingdomes
,
that
neuer
was
doubted
of
but
by
heretikes
,
neuer
saw
change
but
by
her
enemies
,
should
vpon
one
mans
,
and
such
a
mans
credit
,
and
authoritie
without
greater
cause
,
nay
without
any
cause
fly
the
world
,
&
leaue
her
kingdom
and
royalty
at
the
dispose
of
one
Apostata
and
Monke
,
and
an
incestuous
Monke
.
Iohn
Baptist
,
Registred
in
Scripture
,
prophesied
of
before
,
expected
by
the
Church
,
brought
in
with
prodigious
signes
,
The
law
&
the
Prophets
lasted
till
Iohn
Baptist
,
Oportet
illum
crescere
,
meautē
minui
.
Iaacob
,
Bethel
?
Ioshua
,
Baalim
?
Iuda
?
Israel
:
Israel
,
Moses
,
Moses
,
Iohn
Baptist
,
Moses
,
Iohn
Baptist
,
should
fly
the
world
,
and
leaue
her
kingdome
&
royaltie
,
Martin
Luther
,
AS
the
cause
is
the
paterne
of
the
effects
,
vpon
which
ground
Saint
from
the
vnitie
of
Gods
Church
buildeth
the
vnitie
of
faith
:
so
may
we
go
backwards
from
the
defference
of
effects
to
denie
the
affinitie
of
the
cause
,
and
from
the
impossibilitie
of
vnion
in
faith
,
take
away
the
possibilitie
of
dependance
vpon
God
.
Such
is
the
religion
of
the
protestants
,
which
hath
no
certaine
principle
of
vnitie
,
and
therefore
lacketh
the
cognisance
whereby
true
religion
is
knowne
.
For
where
there
is
not
an
infallible
authoritie
,
which
doth
iudge
and
decide
controuersies
by
remouing
all
actions
of
doubt
and
reply
,
and
vnto
which
absolute
obedience
is
tied
:
there
must
needs
be
varietie
of
iudgements
and
opinions
,
which
cannot
be
tied
in
one
knot
.
For
all
vnitie
in
particulars
,
proceedeth
from
the
vnitie
of
some
cause
wherein
all
agree
.
But
there
is
no
such
infallible
authoritie
,
the
iudge
of
controuersies
,
besides
the
voice
of
the
Church
,
which
the
protestants
either
put
altogether
to
silence
,
or
else
obey
so
farre
as
they
please
.
For
the
scriptures
,
whom
they
haue
erected
to
be
iudges
(
as
rebels
that
put
downe
all
iudges
,
and
pretend
to
be
ruled
onely
by
the
law
)
cannot
alone
supply
this
place
,
to
take
away
all
occasionof
controuersies
.
And
if
there
were
no
other
argument
,
their
owne
irreconcilable
quarrels
in
so
manifold
differences
among
themselues
might
suffice
to
stop
their
mouthes
herein
.
For
as
diuers
parcels
of
silke
of
deeper
or
lighter
ground
,
dipped
by
the
Dyar
in
the
same
liquour
,
drink
in
a
seuerall
tincture
of
colour
according
to
their
former
varietie
:
so
they
that
diue
in
the
letter
of
the
holy
scripture
according
as
their
iudgements
are
before
stained
with
preiudice
of
one
or
other
opinion
,
come
forth
againe
not
in
vnity
of
minds
,
but
in
the
same
differences
as
they
went
in
,
more
,
or
lesse
.
Or
as
in
the
miracle
of
tongues
giuen
to
the
Apostles
,
when
many
auditors
of
diuers
languages
came
to
heare
them
,
although
the
same
men
could
speake
no
more
but
one
idiome
at
once
,
yet
the
seuerall
auditours
comprehended
them
as
if
they
had
spoken
in
the
proprietie
of
their
speech
:
so
when
many
of
diuers
languages
in
religion
,
come
to
heare
some
one
of
the
Apostles
speaking
in
the
scripture
,
although
the
author
vse
onely
the
voice
of
the
truth
,
yet
euery
sundrie
faction
doth
conceiue
him
as
speaking
in
the
seuerall
confusion
of
their
opinions
.
Neither
can
they
comfort
themselues
with
any
hope
to
see
these
diuerse
opinions
wound
vp
in
one
confession
.
For
as
the
vnitie
in
conclusion
in
logick
,
cannot
be
without
the
vnitie
of
the
so
they
cannot
meete
in
that
middle
way
which
should
bring
them
into
peace
able
composition
,
vnlesse
they
returne
to
the
Church
.
For
all
grant
there
is
no
way
to
accomplish
it
without
a
councell
:
but
who
shall
call
it
,
when
there
is
none
whom
they
all
obey
?
How
many
factions
shall
assemble
?
out
of
what
sect
shall
the
president
be
chosen
?
what
number
of
suffrages
shall
there
be
on
euery
side
?
what
rule
shall
bee
allowed
for
the
interpretation
of
the
scriptures
?
And
if
all
this
were
by
a
dreame
imagined
;
yet
the
authoritie
of
the
Canons
,
and
conclusions
shall
not
be
so
authenticall
,
but
that
any
priuate
head
may
refuse
it
,
if
in
his
owne
singularity
he
thinke
it
disagreeing
from
the
scripture
:
so
desperate
is
the
possibilitie
of
vnion
among
them
,
that
hope
,
which
imagineth
impossible
things
,
cannot
possibly
imagine
it
.
in
iudgements
and
opinions
,
remoue
all
occasions
of
doubt
and
reply
,
and
vnto
which
perfect
obedience
is
tied
.
Scotus
,
Caietan
,
Melchior
,
Canus
,
Bellarmin
?
varietie
of
iudgments
and
opinions
,
remoues
all
occasions
of
doubt
and
reply
:
and
vnto
which
absolute
obedience
is
tyed
.
to
take
away
the
possibilitie
of
dependance
vpon
God
.
Assyrians
,
some
sediitons
and
factions
to
spring
in
the
kingdome
of
God
.
Iohn
Baptist
,
Abraham
,
They
which
are
of
faith
are
the
children
of
Abraham
,
Caesaerea
,
de
sacerdotibus
.
For
vnto
you
the
promise
belongeth
:
Peter
,
Paul
,
They
which
are
of
faith
are
the
children
of
Abraham
:
If
ye
were
Abrahams
children
,
you
would
doe
the
works
of
Abraham
.
Noli
altum
sapere
,
sed
time
.
Gregorie
Nazianzene
THe
diuine
prouidence
,
which
as
a
center
indifferently
extendeth
it selfe
to
the
vniuersalitie
of
things
,
hath
allowed
euerie
creature
common
strength
to
preserue
his
being
,
such
is
in
liuelesse
bodies
their
place
,
or
motion
,
or
qualities
;
in
vegetable
their
instinct
of
distinguishing
their
proper
aliment
;
in
beastes
,
the
iudgement
of
sense
,
and
priuiledge
of
nature
;
and
in
man
an
apprehension
,
censure
,
and
proiect
from
the
intelligence
of
sensible
occurrents
,
both
in
naturall
and
ciuill
bodies
.
The
same
wisedome
and
bountie
,
which
hath
been
so
enlarged
to
his
seruants
,
cannot
be
straightned
to
his
children
:
and
therefore
it
is
aboue
all
doubt
,
that
he
hath
set
some
plaine
and
certaine
direction
in
his
Church
,
both
of
discerning
of
heresies
when
they
arise
,
and
of
auoiding
the
infection
of
them
:
neither
hath
the
holy
Ghost
failed
herein
,
for
because
all
the
dangers
of
the
Church
were
chiefly
to
come
from
heretikes
,
hee
hath
drawne
in
the
scripture
,
as
in
a
table
,
the
picture
of
heretikes
,
their
apparrell
,
fashion
,
speech
,
and
cariage
whereby
they
might
be
noted
vpon
the
first
apparance
,
But
among
all
other
Items
,
none
is
oftener
giuen
for
a
marke
to
discerne
them
,
then
their
difference
of
doctrine
,
from
the
former
tradition
and
custome
.
There
shall
be
false
teachers
which
shall
bring
in
heresies
.
Peter
.
If
any
man
come
to
you
and
bring
not
this
doctrine
Iohn
.
And
the
contradiction
of
Corah
.
If
any
man
teach
other
wise
then
that
which
you
haue
heard
from
the
beginning
.
Let
it
abide
in
you
,
fight
for
the
faith
once
deliuered
:
keepe
the
traditions
you
are
taught
.
And
if
any
man
would
fashion
in
his
wishes
a
plaine
and
sensible
rule
,
whereby
the
thickest
conceits
,
that
are
not
able
to
goe
betweene
truth
and
errour
in
the
loosest
controuersies
,
might
determine
any
question
;
there
cannot
bee
a
better
fancied
then
this
difference
of
teaching
,
and
innouation
of
doctrine
,
which
he
that
vnderstandeth
not
the
sense
may
perceiue
by
the
words
,
the
soundes
,
and
contradiction
of
former
opinion
,
as
men
that
are
skilfull
in
musicall
proportions
,
and
being
acquainted
through
vse
of
song
,
can
easily
iudge
if
any
chaunge
be
made
therein
.
By
this
were
all
heresies
apprehended
at
the
first
,
and
also
arraigned
.
So
that
Bishop
of
Rome
ouerthrew
the
decree
of
the
councell
of
for
rebaptising
,
wherein
Saint
was
president
,
with
his
owne
rule
,
and
the
rest
of
that
crewe
,
were
at
the
first
appearing
branded
by
this
note
for
heretikes
.
There
shal
be
false
teachers
who
shall
bring
in
damnable
heresies
.
Martin
Luther
,
For
if
it
were
possible
the
verie
elect
should
be
deceiued
.
illic
.
Non
fuit
sic
ab
initio
.
Ioshua
.
Quid
fuit
ab
initio
?
Neither
are
they
able
to
proue
that
either
catholike
or
heretique
did
challenge
the
Church
of
Rome
for
any
of
the
controuerted
questions
,
when
first
they
began
to
arise
.
For
and
the
rest
spake
against
those
poynts
of
doctrine
,
which
we
haue
proofe
by
the
aduersaries
consent
to
haue
been
practised
many
ages
before
in
the
Church
.
But
if
they
cannot
shew
neither
in
all
,
nor
in
one
question
betweene
vs
,
that
the
repugnance
and
reiecting
of
it
by
any
is
ancient
,
as
the
allowance
thereof
,
it
is
manifest
that
the
latter
,
not
the
former
,
were
heretiques
which
brought
in
alteration
.
in
any
one
question
betweene
vs
,
that
the
repugnance
and
reiecting
of
it
,
is
ancient
,
as
the
allowance
thereof
.
Athanasius
,
Paulinus
,
Cornelius
,
Faelicissimus
,
extoll
the
famous
memorie
of
the
Apostle
Peter
.
Constantinople
,
Alexandria
Rome
:
Louan
,
Colen
,
Uienna
,