This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this EEBO-TCP Phase II text, in whole or in part.
A
few
,
plaine
and
forcible
Reasons
for
the
Catholike
Faith
,
against
the
Religion
of
the
Protestants
.
2. COR. 4. 3. 4. If our Gospell hid , it is hid to them that are lost : In whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds , &c.
N.
O.
Iohn
Bache
Nicholas
Bourne
RIght
Worshipfull
,
it
is
now
almost
a
yeare
and
a
halfe
since
there
came
to
my
knowledge
a
Popish
Pamphlet
made
and
scattered
abroad
,
as
it
seemeth
,
by
some
popish
seedesman
,
and
I
cannot
tell
whether
some
ligter
in
our
quarters
,
which
yet
I
hold
to
be
more
then
probable
.
This
pamphlet
he
intituled
,
These
reasons
comming
into
the
hands
of
a
young
Papist
and
Recusant
,
as
I
take
it
,
whom
this
or
some
other
deceitfull
workeman
had
poysoned
with
the
venome
of
Poperie
:
He
attributed
so
much
thereunto
,
that
being
moued
by
a
faithfull
and
louing
kinseman
to
renounce
his
popish
recusancie
and
to
come
to
the
Church
and
become
a
Protestant
,
he
answered
that
he
was
vndoubte●ly
perswaded
that
he
held
the
right
,
and
therefore
would
persist
therein
,
and
that
because
were
resolued
and
put
out
of
doubt
of
the
truth
of
their
Religion
by
these
foure
Reasons
.
The
aforesaid
yong
Papist
deliuered
these
4
reasons
to
a
Minister
of
his
acqu●●tance
,
with
purpose
to
haue
them
deliuered
to
a
godly
Preacher
,
as
a
chalenge
(
for
so
I
interpret
it
)
by
reason
that
he
by
his
vigilant
and
industrious
trauell
stood
much
in
their
light
,
that
they
could
not
spread
their
popish
heresie
so
farr●
and
so
freely
as
they
desired
.
This
Pamphlet
being
thus
come
to
his
hands
,
God
offering
opportunitie
of
a
Christian
meeting
of
some
few
of
vs
Fellow-ministers
,
he
brought
forth
vnto
vs
,
and
specially
requested
me
(
the
Pamphlet
being
not
very
long
)
a
little
that
time
to
peruse
it
,
which
in
some
part
I
did
.
Being
further
moued
by
him
to
take
it
in
hand
,
and
to
frame
and
answer
thereunto
.
I
alleaged
for
a
tust
excuse
,
that
there
was
in
it
nothing
new
,
but
that
which
had
beene
often
obiected
and
often
answered
:
And
therefore
as
this
I
held
not
worth
the
answering
,
so
if
any
vnresolued
were
desirous
to
receiue
satisfaction
in
the
matter
,
they
might
plentefully
find
it
,
if
they
listed
to
peruse
what
before
time
had
bene
answered
by
many
others
.
Howbeit
not
so
satisfying
him
,
for
that
it
seemed
good
(
these
4
Reasons
being
so
highly
esteemed
)
to
discouer
the
vanity
of
them
,
I
was
content
to
take
them
with
me
,
as
he
requested
;
Yet
without
any
certaine
promise
to
deale
with
them
,
the
rather
because
I
had
then
in
hand
some
labor
of
writing
in
another
argument
,
which
being
finished
,
finding
by
perusing
them
,
how
full
of
vaine
ostentation
they
were
how
subtle
by
a
new
fiction
to
pretend
somewhat
for
Poperie
out
of
the
Religion
of
Protestants
,
how
pernicious
by
striuing
to
worke
the
highest
resolution
in
Papists
,
how
closely
the
matter
was
conueted
to
get
authoritie
and
credit
to
popish
heresie
by
these
Corner
creeping
reasons
,
which
seemed
already
to
be
made
familiar
to
the
vulgar
sort
.
I
thought
it
a
point
of
charitie
plainly
and
demonstratiuely
so
to
lay
open
the
vanity
of
them
,
as
euen
the
vulgar
sort
,
whose
iudgement
was
already
captiuated
,
by
these
reasons
,
might
be
able
to
discerne
the
truth
of
my
answer
.
Many
things
in
the
same
arguments
h●●e
b●na
her●tofore
copiously
and
learnedly
written
by
sundry
graue
Diuines
,
which
yet
in
one
respect
or
other
,
being
aboue
the
reach
of
common
Christians
,
haue
either
not
come
to
their
hands
,
or
exceeded
the
measure
of
their
capacitie
.
For
their
sakes
therefore
haue
I
chiefly
trauelled
,
not
to
speake
much
but
to
speake
plainely
,
and
as
neere
as
I
could
the
point
of
the
ob●ection
.
After
I
had
finished
my
first
Copie
,
I
was
constrained
to
write
it
the
second
time
,
hauing
no
other
meaning
but
to
returne
my
written
answer
to
my
godly
brother
of
whom
I
receiued
the
Copie
of
the
4.
Reasons
,
so
to
communicate
it
,
if
he
thought
there
were
any
that
might
receiue
satisfaction
by
it
.
The
young
Papist
that
deliuered
abroad
the
Reasons
had
before
boasted
,
that
because
the
Reasons
had
rested
some
time
,
as
he
thought
,
in
the
hands
of
him
,
to
whom
they
first
came
v●answered
,
therefore
he
was
sassured
that
they
could
not
be
answered
The
truth
is
,
that
before
I
could
obteine
leysure
to
take
them
in
hand
,
or
was
indeed
fully
resolued
so
to
do
,
there
passed
one
quarter
of
a
yeare
and
more
,
and
when
I
had
finished
the
answer
I
made
no
haste
,
as
to
some
is
knowne
,
to
write
the
second
copie
.
When
at
conuenient
times
I
had
finished
it
,
I
sent
it
to
be
deliuered
in
writing
:
and
I
vnderstand
accordingly
it
was
,
and
came
to
sight
as
of
some
other
,
so
of
that
very
Papist
,
who
was
the
instrument
to
giue
abroad
the
Reasons
,
who
as
the
maner
of
them
is
,
hauing
read
some
three
or
foure
leaues
,
flung
it
vp
,
and
made
a
tush
at
it
saing
,
He
could
answer
the
booke
himselfe
;
And
not
vnlike
he
could
after
their
fashion
,
euery
child
and
audacious
woman
amongst
them
presuming
to
speake
Fathers
and
Doctors
,
as
if
their
ido●atrous
Priests
and
familiars
did
speake
in
them
.
My
godly
brother
hauing
iust
cause
to
suspect
that
the
sayd
popish
Reasons
were
dispersed
,
and
considering
that
it
was
very
hard
for
one
written
copie
to
ser●e
for
all
that
were
corrupted
by
them
perswaded
me
to
suffer
●y
answer
to
deprinted
.
I
did
,
as
he
knoweth
not
hastily
intertaine
his
motion
,
but
wished
to
haue
the
aduise
of
some
other
of
grauity
,
godlinesse
and
learning
,
from
whom
receiuing
incouragement
,
I
yet
made
no
hast
,
being
vnwilling
in
such
satietie
of
bookes
to
increase
the
number
,
especially
hauing
nothing
to
say
,
but
what
had
bene
better
said
before
.
Now
at
last
perceiuing
it
to
be
desired
and
expected
of
those
whom
worthily
I
respect
that
I
should
permit
my
answer
,
such
as
it
is
,
to
be
imprinted
.
I
haue
yeelded
my
poore
seruice
in
this
little
booke
,
to
the
censure
of
the
Church
of
God
,
to
the
instruction
of
the
seduced
,
if
it
so
please
God
,
and
haue
exposed
it
to
the
vttermost
calumniation
of
the
restlesse
aduersarie
,
who
like
raging
sea
is
alwayes
foaming
vp
his
owne
shame
,
and
casteth
vp
continually
myre
and
dirt
.
And
because
my
ordinary
ministerie
hath
now
for
some
good
time
bene
bestowed
in
that
place
,
where
your
Worship
is
an
ordinary
hearer
,
considering
also
that
the
occasion
hath
sprung
vp
within
the
diuision
of
your
Magistracie
.
I
haue
presumed
to
offer
vnto
you
,
and
to
publish
in
your
name
this
small
fruit
of
my
extraordinary
labors
,
for
remembring
that
worthy
of
blessed
memory
,
who
first
called
me
to
this
place
,
and
likewise
his
sonne
of
great
hope
by
whom
I
receiued
much
comfort
and
incouragement
in
my
Ministerie
,
whose
blessed
end
was
to
me
no
smalzeale
of
Gods
blessing
vpon
my
poore
labors
,
and
now
acknowledging
Gods
fauour
towards
me
,
who
hauing
taken
away
hath
supplied
your
Worship
resolute
in
your selfe
and
in
your
worthy
seruice
,
for
the
truth
of
whom
I
haue
receiued
more
then
common
loue
:
For
which
in
all
thankfulnesse
I
render
my selfe
bound
.
I
thought
it
my
duty
to
dedicate
these
my
poore
indeuors
to
your
worshipfull
selfe
and
Name
;
Beseeching
you
to
accept
this
my
slender
gift
as
a
testimony
of
that
due
respect
which
worthily
I
beare
towards
you
.
I
pray
God
long
to
continue
the
honour
of
your
whole
house
,
both
in
your selfe
present
,
and
in
all
the
the
hopes
posteritie
,
and
especially
to
make
the
long
continued
honor
,
which
in
this
life
you
haue
,
eternall
in
the
kingdome
of
his
Sonne
.
From
great
THE
Church
of
Christ
continueth
for
euer
(
as
is
plaine
in
the
Gospell
confessed
of
all
sides
.
)
But
the
Protestants
congregation
hath
not
continued
for
euer
,
and
our
Church
hath
.
Therefore
not
their
congregation
but
our
Church
is
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
quatuor
termini
.
First
,
the
Church
of
Christ
,
Catholike
and
inuisible
:
Secondly
,
the
Protestants
congregation
,
particular
and
visible
:
Thirdly
,
continueth
for
euer
,
inuisibly
:
Fourthly
,
hath
not
continued
for
euer
,
viz.
The
Church
Catholike
and
inuisible
,
viz.
Some
particular
and
visible
Church
.
Catholike
Church
that
it
continueth
for
euer
inuisible
,
Protestants
congregation
that
it
hath
not
continued
for
euer
visible
.
(
The
Protestants
congregation
hath
not
continued
for
euer
.
)
Protestant
congregation
Ierusalem
,
Antioche
,
Galatia
,
Corinth
,
&c.
Protestant
congregation
That
church
which
cotinueth
for
euer
is
the
true
church
of
Christ
.
The
Protestant
Church
hath
continued
for
euer
,
doth
and
shall
continue
for
euer
,
because
the
word
of
God
,
(
which
they
hold
inuiolably
)
abideth
for
euer
:
Therefore
the
Protestant
Church
is
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
That
their
congregation
hath
not
continued
for
euer
is
most
plaine
:
For
where
as
there
hath
bene
since
Christ
1600.
yeares
let
themset
downe
but
two
for
euerie
hundreth
years
,
and
so
in
all
but
32.
and
we
will
vrge
them
no
further
.
The
faith
of
the
first
hundreth
recorded
in
the
Scriptures
and
reteined
in
the
ages
following
,
holding
firmely
the
Scriptures
and
the
Apostles
Creed
is
the
true
faith
,
and
they
so
beleeuing
and
holding
the
true
Church
.
The
faith
of
the
Protestant
congregations
is
the
same
:
Therefore
the
faith
of
the
Protestant
congregations
is
the
true
faith
and
they
the
true
faith
and
they
the
true
Church
.
They
say
they
haue
beene
(
though
innisible
)
and
they
know
not
where
.
This
answer
cannot
serue
nor
yeeld
any
content
to
a
soule
desirous
of
truth
.
For
what
man
carefull
of
saluation
would
leaue
a
Church
alwayes
visible
and
knowne
(
as
ours
hath
beene
)
and
follow
a
congregation
,
the
beginning
whereof
is
yet
fresh
in
memorie
,
and
was
neuer
heard
of
before
for
many
ages
together
,
as
themselues
cannot
deny
.
Christ
is
like
the
Moone
Augustine
Augustine
And
was
neuer
heard
of
before
in
many
ages
together
as
our selues
cannot
deuie
Romano
pontifici
,
est
de
necessitate
salutis
.
Angustine
,
Vetustissima
falsit
as
,
most
ancient
falshood
,
Secondlie
this
is
to
make
your
cursed
Synagogue
of
the
Iewes
that
crucified
the
Some
of
God
,
and
wickedlie
cried
out
,
His
bloud
be
vpon
vs
and
our
children
,
for
more
glorious
then
Christs
Church
for
which
he
shed
his
bloud
,
and
praied
so
instantlie
to
his
father
,
for
as
they
now
be
in
manie
parts
of
the
world
,
so
can
they
shew
where
they
haue
remained
,
&
preached
their
religion
for
all
these
1600
yeares
,
and
to
say
that
Christs
Church
is
inferior
to
the
Iewish
Synagogue
,
is
so
blasphemous
,
as
Christian
eares
should
not
endure
to
heare
.
his
kingdome
is
not
of
this
world
,
By
many
tribulations
must
the
Church
of
Christ
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
It
must
bee
comforted
to
his
suffering
,
that
it
may
be
comforted
to
his
glory
.
If
it
suffer
with
him
,
it
shall
raigne
with
him
.
In
the
worlde
it
shall
haue
trouble
,
but
in
him
only
peace
.
All
that
are
not
pertakers
of
chastismens
are
bastards
and
not
sonnes
.
but
that
they
might
bee
with
him
where
he
is
and
see
his
For
thy
sake
we
are
killed
all
the
day
long
;
and
we
are
counted
as
sheepe
for
the
slaughter
.
Neuerthelesse
in
all
these
things
we
are
more
then
conquerors
,
through
him
that
loued
vs
.
Crucifie
him
,
crucifie
him
If
any
will
be
my
Disciple
,
let
him
take
vp
his
crosse
and
follow
me
,
That
which
by
Popish
confession
belongs
as
well
to
the
cursed
Iewes
as
to
the
Papists
,
that
can
neuer
proue
the
Popish
Synagogne
to
be
the
Catholique
and
true
Church
.
Antiquitie
of
1600
yeares
,
belongs
as
much
to
the
cursed
Iewes
as
to
the
Papists
,
as
this
plaine
Reasoner
confesseth
.
Therefore
antiquitie
of
1600
yeares
,
can
neuer
proue
the
Popish
Synagogue
to
be
the
catholike
and
true
Church
.
That
our
Church
hath
continued
all
this
while
is
as
certaine
,
for
to
omit
other
Prouinces
and
Kingdomes
,
where
it
hath
beene
openlie
knowen
,
and
not
to
speake
howe
wee
can
shew
the
continuall
succession
of
Bisops
in
diuerse
places
of
Christendom
,
as
and
from
the
Apostles
times
to
these
our
daies
,
we
can
heere
in
our
country
proue
the
continuance
of
our
religion
for
these
1600
yeares
,
euen
from
the
time
of
Saint
the
great
,
Pope
of
who
sent
hither
Saint
that
conuerted
vs
Englishmen
from
Paganisme
and
Idolatry
to
the
faith
of
Christ
,
as
our
owne
histories
teach
,
and
from
Saint
we
can
ascend
by
the
current
streame
of
Popes
,
his
predecessors
to
Saint
is
as
sure
and
certaine
,
for
if
he
had
,
all
the
Christian
world
would
haue
exclained
against
him
,
and
yet
no
such
complaint
is
to
be
found
in
anie
Historie
,
or
writer
,
but
all
highlie
commend
him
for
his
holinesse
and
learning
,
and
in
our
English
calender
he
is
inrolled
for
a
Saint
,
and
the
like
we
may
saie
of
all
his
predecessors
:
for
none
of
them
was
euer
noted
by
anie
to
haue
degenerated
in
anie
one
article
of
faith
from
the
religion
of
their
forefathers
and
the
Apostles
,
and
well
knowen
it
is
,
that
32.
of
the
first
were
glorious
Martyrs
,
and
shed
their
bloud
for
the
name
of
Annas
&
Caiaphas
Ephesus
,
that
of
themselues
should
men
arise
,
speaking
per●erse
things
to
draw
Disciples
after
them
,
Alfonsus
de
Castro
Benedict
9.
Siluester
Ioan
,
Iohn
Gregorie
7.
Alexander
3.
B●niface
error
humanus
,
If
we
returne
to
the
head
and
beginning
of
diuine
tradition
,
humane
error
is
put
downe
Si
canalis
quae
,
&c.
If
the
conduit
pipe
which
before
did
runne
in
aboundance
do
suddenlie
faile
,
do
not
men
vse
to
goe
to
the
fountaine
there
to
know
the
reason
why
it
faileth
.
&c.
Quod
&
nunc
facere
opportot
Dei
sacerdotes
,
&c.
the
Priests
of
God
keeping
Gods
commandements
must
now
do
,
that
if
the
truth
haue
wauered
or
failed
in
auie
thing
,
we
maie
returne
to
the
originall
of
our
Lord
,
and
to
the
tradition
of
the
Gospel
,
and
of
the
Apostles
,
that
thence
maie
arise
the
reason
of
our
doing
,
from
whence
the
order
&
originall
did
first
spring
.
Cum
successione
Episcopatus
With
the
succession
of
the
Chaire
gift
of
truth
Out
of
this
reason
maie
one
quicklie
learne
,
that
all
points
of
our
religion
be
most
true
,
as
praying
to
Saints
,
Purgatory
,
Pardons
,
the
Real
presence
,
Confession
of
sinnes
&
though
oach
one
knowe
not
howe
to
defende
them
,
nor
perceiue
vpon
what
groundes
they
stand
:
for
seeing
we
haue
now
prooued
that
our
Church
is
the
true
Church
of
Christ
,
consequently
we
are
to
beleeue
,
that
which
it
teacheth
,
because
she
cannot
erre
in
matters
of
faith
:
for
if
shee
could
,
then
might
we
as
well
be
damned
being
members
of
the
true
Church
of
Christ
,
as
members
of
the
false
,
and
not
for
a
wicked
life
,
but
for
a
wrong
beleefe
,
which
cannot
be
,
and
to
free
vs
from
all
such
doubtes
,
Saint
affirmeth
that
the
Church
is
the
piller
and
ground
of
truth
.
This
ought
to
be
a
great
comfort
to
all
vnlearned
Catholikes
,
that
cannot
enter
into
the
deepe
misteries
of
Christian
religion
.
You
haue
now
proued
that
your
Church
is
the
true
Church
of
Christ
.
If
one
Bishop
be
called
vniuersall
,
the
whole
Church
is
ruinated
,
if
that
one
vniuersall
do
fall
,
)
God
vnto
the
Gentiles
also
had
graunted
repentance
vnto
life
,
held
their
peace
and
glorified
God
,
the
law
should
not
perish
from
the
Priest
,
nor
counsell
from
the
wise
nor
the
word
from
the
Prophets
that
when
they
shall
come
to
seeke
a
vision
of
the
Prophets
,
the
law
shal
perish
from
the
Priest
,
and
councel
from
the
Ancient
.
Praying
to
Saints
,
Purgatorie
,
Pardons
,
If
the
Church
maie
erre
in
faith
,
then
might
wee
aswell
be
damned
being
members
of
the
true
Church
,
as
of
the
false
,
&
that
not
for
a
wicked
life
,
but
for
a
wrong
faith
,
which
cannot
be
.
Galathians
?
Behold
I
say
vnto
euerie
men
that
is
circumcised
,
Christ
shall
profit
you
nothing
,
yee
are
abolished
from
Christ
,
whosoeuer
are
iustified
by
the
law
,
yee
are
fallen
from
grace
.
Timber
,
hay
,
and
stuble
,
themselues
shall
be
saued
He
that
beleeueth
and
is
baptized
shall
be
saued
,
he
that
beleeueth
not
,
shall
be
damned
.
And
this
ought
to
be
a
great
comfort
to
all
vn●earned
Catholikes
.
For
the
Church
is
the
pillar
&
ground
of
truth
.
Hoc
est
enim
quod
fidem
continet
ac
praedicationem●
,
quippe
verit
as
Ecclesiae
&
columna
&
firma●entum
est
:
This
is
that
which
keepeth
faith
and
preaching
,
for
truth
is
the
pillar
and
firmament
of
the
Church
.
Dyonisius
Carthusianus
,
Estque
columna
&
firmamentum
verit
atis
,
id
est
,
verit
atem
Euangelicam
fortiter
portat
&c.
The
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
that
is
,
it
doth
strongly
beare
the
truth
of
the
gospel
the
truth
of
the
Gospel
That
is
the
true
faith
and
religion
of
Christ
,
which
the
ancient
and
learned
Fathers
tanght
&
maintained
,
in
the
floursshing
time
of
the
Primitiue
Church
,
that
is
within
the
first
600
yeares
next
after
Christ
,
and
this
is
so
true
,
that
our
Aduersaries
themselues
confesse
it
.
For
M.
sometime
of
cried
out
in
this
maner
,
O
if
we
be
deceiued
,
you
haue
deceiued
vs
.
The
Church
of
England
also
continueth
their
memorie
in
euerie
Kalender
as
it
doth
of
the
blessed
Apostles
,
which
fauour
no
question
,
it
would
not
afford
them
,
if
it
iudged
them
Heretikes
or
false
teachers
.
And
as
no
Protestant
(
I
thinke
)
dare
say
,
that
they
bee
damned
in
hell
for
hereticall
or
false
doctrine
:
So
,
most
sure
I
am
,
that
any
of
reason
ought
rather
to
relie
his
saluation
upon
them
that
liued
so
neere
Christ
,
then
vpon
such
as
liue
now
,
and
be
partiall
in
their
owne
cause
.
Augustine
.
Epist.
19.
ad
Hieron
.
Ego
solis
Scripturarum
libris
qui
iam
Canonici
appellantur
&c.
I
haue
learned
to
yeeld
only
to
those
books
of
scripture
,
which
are
now
called
Canonical
,
that
feare
&
heuer
,
that
I
firmely
beleeue
no
author
of
them
in
writing
to
haue
committed
anie
error
,
others
I
so
reade
,
that
how
holie
or
learned
soeuer
they
be
,
I
do
not
therefore
thinke
a
matter
to
bee
true
,
because
they
so
thought
,
but
because
they
were
able
to
perswade
me
,
either
by
those
canonical
authors
,
or
by
probable
reason
,
that
it
swarneth
not
from
truth
.
And
therefore
ad
Vincentium
Donatist
.
Epist.
48.
N●l●
contra
diuina
testimonia
&c.
Haue
no
will
or
desire
out
of
the
writings
of
Bishops
togather
cauils
against
the
diuine
testimonies
,
first
because
this
kind
of
writings
is
distinguished
from
the
cannon
,
&c.
That
is
the
true
faith
,
which
the
ancient
and
learned
Fathers
taught
in
the
first
600
yeares
.
But
they
were
of
our
religion
and
not
of
the
Protestants
:
Therefore
ours
is
the
true
faith
and
not
the
Protestants
.
The
ancient
and
learned
Fathers
taught
the
true
faith
in
all
points
necessarie
to
saluation
,
Tertullian
,
Cyprian
Origene
Augustine
whatsoeuer
the
Fathers
taught
,
is
the
true
faith
.
they
agreed
with
the
true
faith
.
Vnctions
,
Exorcismes
,
&c.
prayer
for
the
dead
Sacrifice
,
Oblation
,
Priest
,
Altar
,
&c.
Merit
,
Poenitentiam
agere
,
Confession
,
Satisfaction
,
&c.
your
aduersaries
confesse
it
:
for
sometime
of
Sarisburie
,
&c.
Fathers
or
Councels
the
rule
De
bono
viduit
.
cap.
We
know
that
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
Christ
is
the
power
of
God
vnto
saluation
,
and
that
therein
consisteth
eternall
life
.
And
as
we
do
not
heare
,
no
Gal.
1.
8.
not
an
Angel
of
God
,
though
he
come
from
heauen
,
if
he
go
about
to
pull
vs
from
any
part
of
this
Doctrine
.
the
Church
of
England
continueth
their
memorie
in
the
Kalendar
as
it
doth
of
the
blessed
Apostles
,
&c.
Church
of
England
put
no
difference
No
Protestant
dare
say
,
that
they
are
damned
in
hell
.
Iesus
Christ
alone
Most
sure
you
are
that
any
of
reason
ought
rather
to
relie
his
saluation
vpon
them
that
liued
so
neere
Christ
,
then
vpon
such
as
liue
now
,
and
are
partiall
in
their
owne
cause
.
the
Author
,
finisher
and
foundation
of
our
faith
,
the
Prince
and
Mediat
or
of
our
saluation
,
the
only
undoubted
Prophet
and
teacher
of
the
true
and
vndoubted
way
vnto
eternall
life
,
to
search
the
Scriptures
build
their
faith
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
whereof
Iesus
Christ
is
the
head
and
corner
stone
.
men
ought
rather
to
relie
their
saluation
vpon
them
that
liued
so
neere
Christ
.
But
as
certaine
it
is
,
that
they
were
of
our
religion
,
and
not
of
the
Protestants
,
which
is
so
euident
,
that
no
man
which
peruseth
their
works
can
make
anie
doubt
thereof
,
and
to
giue
an
instance
,
Saint
that
liued
1200.
yeares
agoe
,
and
was
so
wonderfull
for
learning
,
that
happilie
since
the
Apostles
time
the
world
had
neuer
his
like
:
one
whome
the
Protestantes
also
soeme
most
to
admire
and
like
of
,
and
this
ancient
,
holie
,
and
learned
Father
beleeued
and
taught
them
,
yea
and
the
whole
Church
of
his
time
,
a●
we
beleeue
&
teach
now
.
If
any
man
make
doubt
hereof
let
him
read
his
22.
book
and
8.
chap.
&
he
shal
find
as
much
as
I
affirme
,
concerning
prayer
to
Saints
,
reuerence
to
Relikes
,
and
Pilgrimage
to
holie
places
,
three
of
the
most
odious
points
,
as
they
thinke
,
in
all
our
religion
.
Praier
to
Saints
,
reuerence
to
Relikes
,
Pilgrimage
to
holie
places
,
praier
for
the
dead
.
Praier
to
Saints
,
reuerence
to
relikes
,
and
pilgrimage
to
holie
places
?
praying
to
Satuts
Nos
martiribus
nostris
non
templasicut
Dijs
&c.
We
build
no
temples
to
our
Martyrs
,
as
vnto
Gods
,
but
memories
(
or
monuments
)
as
vnto
dead
men
,
whose
spirits
liue
with
God
,
neither
doe
we
there
erect
alters
,
vpon
which
we
may
sacrifice
to
the
Martyrs
,
but
we
offer
sacrifice
to
God
onelie
,
the
Martyrs
God
,
and
ours
,
at
the
which
sacrifice
,
as
men
of
God
,
who
in
his
confession
haue
ouercome
the
world
in
their
place
and
order
they
are
named
,
yet
are
they
not
prayed
vnto
by
the
Priest
that
sacrificeth
.
praier
to
Saints
the
faith
and
trust
of
Christian
was
not
in
the
Martyrs
,
but
in
Christ
,
for
whom
the
Martyrs
,
and
namelie
shed
his
bloud
before
the
world
did
beleeue
,
Miracles
were
necessarie
,
that
the
worlde
might
beleeue
,
but
now
whosoeuer
inquireth
after
strange
wonders
that
he
maie
beleeue
,
is
himselfe
a
strange
wonder
who
when
the
world
beleeueth
,
himselfe
beleeueth
not
.
)
Prayer
to
Saints
,
reuorence
to
Relikes
,
Popish
pilgrimage
to
holy
places
Againe
the
cause
is
so
cleere
that
our
Aduersaries
do
confesse
it
,
as
might
be
shewed
in
manie
questions
,
two
or
three
will
I
speake
of
.
cannot
denie
but
that
blessed
mother
desired
to
haue
her
soule
praied
for
,
&
that
her
son
satisfied
her
request
accordingly
.
These
be
his
words
,
in
his
book
of
Confessions
telleth
how
that
his
mother
Monica
earnestly
requested
to
be
remembred
at
the
Altar
,
at
such
times
as
the
mysteries
were
in
celebrating
:
a
doating
request
,
which
her
sonne
did
not
examine
according
to
the
rule
of
Scripture
:
and
a
little
before
in
the
same
place
thus
:
whereas
my
aduersaries
(
quoth
he
)
obiect
against
me
,
that
it
was
a
receiued
custome
1300.
yeares
past
,
to
pray
for
the
deade
.
I
likewise
demande
of
them
,
what
worde
of
God
,
what
reuelation
,
what
example
they
had
so
to
do
,
out
of
which
words
we
see
how
hee
confesseth
,
that
the
Primitiue
Church
beleeued
as
we
do
about
Praier
for
the
dead
,
which
is
the
thing
that
here
I
intend
to
proue
.
And
though
malapertlie
he
contemneth
them
all
,
as
though
forsooth
they
wanted
the
word
of
God
,
yet
what
man
of
reason
and
iudgment
can
thinke
that
they
lacked
sufficient
warrant
for
that
their
beleefe
and
common
practise
whatsoeuer
he
saith
to
the
contrarie
.
as
there
is
no
middle
place
for
anie
,
that
he
may
be
any
where
but
with
the
diuel
,
that
is
,
not
with
Christ
.
The
first
place
the
faith
of
Catholikes
by
diuine
authoritie
beleeueth
to
be
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
The
second
hel
.
Of
any
third
we
are
vtterly
ignorant
,
nay
,
we
cannot
find
it
in
the
holie
scriptures
,
Monica
.
And
I
beleeue
that
thou
hast
alreadie
done
that
which
I
aske
of
thee
,
but
o
Lord
,
approue
the
voluntaries
(
or
wishes
)
of
my
mouth
:
what
those
sins
are
,
saith
he
which
so
hinder
comming
to
the
kingdom
of
heauen
,
that
yet
through
the
merits
of
their
holy
frends
they
obtaine
pardon
after
death
,
it
is
most
hard
to
find
,
most
dangerous
to
define
.
I
surely
euen
vntill
this
time
,
although
I
haue
taken
paines
enough
about
it
,
yet
could
neuer
attaine
to
search
it
out
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
dispensed
to
her
waiting
dailie
at
his
Altar
,
Therefore
no
new
merits
are
purchased
for
the
deade
,
when
their
friends
do
anie
good
for
them
,
but
these
things
are
recompensed
to
their
former
merits
.
For
those
that
are
very
good
,
they
are
thankesgiuings
,
for
those
that
are
very
euill
,
although
they
be
no
helpe
to
them
,
yet
are
they
comforts
to
the
liuing
,
they
auaile
to
make
their
paines
lighter
,
and
their
damnation
more
tolerable
,
for
the
middle
sort
they
are
propitiations
,
supplicatorie
praiers
for
pardon
of
their
sinnes
,
Confes
.
lib.
9.
cap.
euery
one
shall
receiue
according
to
that
he
hath
done
in
his
life
,
that
these
in
their
life
time
deserued
to
haue
benefit
by
the
Churches
prayers
,
anile
votum
,
&c.
an
old
womans
desire
,
which
her
sonne
did
not
examine
by
the
rule
of
Scripture
,
About
particular
and
auricular
confession
of
sinnes
,
we
haue
also
the
authoritie
of
antiquity
,
as
the
same
Inst.
lib.
3.
cap.
4.
sec.
vs
.
I
maruaile
with
what
face
they
dare
contend
,
that
the
confession
whereof
they
speake
,
was
ordained
by
Gods
law
,
the
vse
whereof
I
confesse
was
passing
auncient
,
but
easily
can
I
proue
that
in
old
time
it
was
free
.
Nay
then
,
with
what
face
dare
he
deny
that
to
be
ordained
by
Gods
law
?
For
what
man
of
reason
can
thinke
that
antiquitie
would
haue
vsed
it
,
had
it
not
descended
from
Christ
and
his
Apostles
,
or
what
power
could
haue
brought
it
into
the
Church
,
it
being
so
contrarie
to
our
proude
nature
,
had
not
the
Sonne
of
God
himselfe
planted
that
doctrine
?
But
it
was
free
in
old
time
,
What
then
?
For
do
we
not
know
that
the
Communion
was
so
likewise
in
olde
time
?
If
then
the
Church
of
England
may
make
a
law
,
to
bind
men
once
in
the
yeare
to
the
Communion
,
may
not
the
Catholike
Church
do
the
like
for
confession
?
Still
giueth
vs
the
ancient
Fathers
,
but
reserueth
the
Scriptures
for
himselfe
,
we
take
what
be
granteth
,
but
deny
what
he
requireth
.
be
dare
that
it
was
ordained
by
Gods
law
?
For
what
man
of
reason
can
thinke
that
antiquitie
would
haue
vsed
it
,
had
it
not
descended
from
Christ
and
his
Apostles
?
Tertullian
Antiquitie
vsed
confession
of
particular
sinnes
to
a
Priest
:
Therefore
it
was
ordained
by
Gods
law
.
M.
Caluine
Constantinople
,
would
not
haue
abrogated
it
for
the
abuse
of
it
,
M.
Caluine
Moreouer
for
no
other
cause
haue
we
here
vsed
the
testimonies
of
manie
,
then
to
this
end
,
that
no
man
should
maruaile
that
hath
spoken
nothing
of
this
corner
or
secret
confession
of
sinnes
committed
,
which
at
that
time
was
vtterly
vnknowen
.
in
his
book
he
mentioneth
onlie
publike
confession
Not
onlie
in
but
euen
in
those
which
liued
manie
ages
after
,
there
is
onelie
mention
of
publike
pennance
and
confession
.
because
it
being
a
thing
so
contrary
to
our
proud
nature
,
had
not
the
Son
of
God
himselfe
planted
the
doctrine
,
no
power
could
haue
brought
it
into
the
Church
.
He
shal
make
all
both
smal
and
great
,
rich
and
poore
free
and
bond
,
to
receiue
his
marke
in
their
right
hand
or
in
their
foreheads
,
and
the
Kings
of
the
earth
shall
giue
thier
power
and
authoritie
to
the
beast
.
Concil.
Agathe●s
De
Consecrat
.
dist.
2.
cap.
seculares
.
Concerning
also
the
sacrifice
of
the
Altar
,
and
the
Real
presence
(
no
small
pointr
)
we
haue
antiquitre
on
our
side
:
For
S●int
is
therein
so
plaine
in
his
Manuel
,
that
one
an
English
man
,
who
hath
translated
that
booke
,
is
inforced
to
alter
one
whole
Chapter
,
to
make
the
holy
Doctor
against
his
wil
,
to
agree
with
their
doctrine
.
Another
chapter
there
is
(
quoth
he
)
though
not
clean
left
out
,
yet
applied
from
an
ill
to
a
good
purpose
,
as
the
11.
chapter
,
where
that
which
was
spoken
of
the
sacrifice
of
the
Altar
,
is
applied
vnto
our
sacrifice
of
thankesgiuing
,
or
of
the
Real
&
car●●lpresence
of
Christ
,
vnto
his
spiritual
being
at
the
communion
.
Thus
we
b●●e
.
S.
of
our
opinion
,
●
our
enemie
confeseth
,
and
so
consequentlie
the
rest
of
the
Fathers
:
For
no
reason
●●●one
vs
to
thinke
that
he
did
in
so
important
a
matter
dissent
from
all
other
of
his
time
.
Manie
more
questions
might
he
touched
,
wherein
they
grant
vs
venerable
antiquitie
;
but
these
few
being
verie
weightie
,
may
suffice
for
all
such
as
he
desirous
of
truth
and
saluation
of
their
soules
.
Augustines
Manuell
Mirabile
&
caleste
sacrificium
,
a
wonderfull
and
heauenlie
sacrifice
.
commemorationem
mortis
&
passionis
,
for
a
remembrance
,
of
his
death
and
passion
cont.
Faust
.
lib.
20.
cap.
21.
Huius
sacrificis
caro
&
sanguis
&c.
The
flesh
and
bloud
of
this
sacrifice
before
the
comming
of
Christ
was
promised
by
sacrifices
of
resemblance
,
in
his
passion
it
was
deliuered
or
rendred
by
the
truth
it selfe
,
but
after
the
ascention
of
Christ
,
it
is
celebrated
by
the
sacrament
of
remembrance
,
and
Epist.
Christ
is
offered
vp
in
the
sacrament
,
for
the
similitude
betweene
the
sacrament
and
the
thing
whereof
it
is
a
sacrament
,
the
offering
of
Christ
The
visible
sacrifice
is
asacrament
an
holie
signe
of
the
invisible
De
Consecra
.
Dist.
2.
cap.
Hoc
est
.
The
offering
of
the
flesh
,
which
is
done
by
the
Priests
hands
,
is
called
Christs
passion
,
death
,
crucifying
,
not
in
truth
of
the
thing
,
but
in
a
signifying
mystoris
.
the
heauenlie
sacrament
which
trulie
representeth
Christs
flesh
,
is
called
Christs
bodie
,
but
improperlie
:
wherefore
it
is
called
after
the
sort
thereof
,
but
not
in
truth
of
the
thing
,
but
in
a
signifying
mysterie
:
So
as
the
meaning
is
,
It
is
called
the
bodie
of
Christ
,
it
signifieth
A
true
sacrifice
is
euerie
worke
which
is
done
,
that
by
a
holie
felowship
we
may
cleaue
fast
to
God
,
to
wit
,
referred
to
that
end
of
good
,
by
which
we
maie
truelie
be
blessed
.
This
is
the
sacrifice
of
Christians
,
we
being
manie
are
one
bodie
in
Christ
,
which
also
the
Church
in
the
sacrament
of
the
Altar
knowen
to
the
faithfull
doth
frequentlie
obserue
.
Sundrie
points
of
our
Religion
generallie
misl●ked
by
our
adn●rsartes
,
befor
all
that
true
,
according
to
their
owne
principles
,
and
consequentlie
agreeable
to
sacred
Scripture
,
this
though
it
seeme
strange
,
yet
is
i●
thus
plainlie
proued
.
In
their
communion
booke
authorised
by
act
of
Parliament
we
finde
prescribed
how
the
sicke
person
ought
to
make
a
speciall
confession
of
his
sins
to
the
Priest
,
and
it
will
not
helpe
them
to
saie
that
they
are
not
bound
to
confesse
al
thir
sins
,
but
such
only
as
do
trouble
their
conscience
.
for
what
if
all
that
come
to
minde
do
trouble
them
,
as
we
thinke
all
should
,
seing
all
according
to
their
doctrine
,
be
mortall
and
damnable
.
And
besides
gladlie
would
I
know
that
text
of
Scripture
,
which
commandeth
the
confession
of
some
sinnes
and
not
of
all
let
them
name
the
place
.
Secondlie
.
we
find
there
also
prescribed
,
how
after
confession
the
Priest
must
absolue
him
in
this
maner
,
What
words
for
the
Priests
absolution
can
be
wished
more
plaine
,
being
the
same
in
English
which
in
Latine
be
vsed
in
the
Catholike
Church
.
Whatsoeuer
agreeth
with
the
Protestant
principles
,
is
true
:
Sundry
points
of
Pop●sh
religion
agree
with
Protestant
principles
:
Therefore
sundr●e
points
of
Popish
religion
are
true
.
Sundrie
points
of
our
religion
are
true
,
according
to
the
Protestant
principles
,
and
consequently
agreeable
to
sacred
scripture
Whatsoeuer
is
true
according
to
Protestant
principles
,
is
agreeable
to
sacred
scriptures
Sundrie
points
of
Poperie
are
true
according
to
Protestant
principles
:
Therefore
they
are
agreeable
to
sacred
scriptures
.
Our
Communion
booke
would
haue
the
sicke
person
visited
to
make
a
speciall
confession
of
he
feele
his
conscience
troubled
with
any
weightie
matter
,
and
when
he
hath
so
done
,
willeth
the
Priest
to
absolue
him
by
the
authori●e
of
Christ
.
all
his
sinnes
that
come
to
minde
trouble
his
conscience
,
as
you
thinke
all
shoulde
,
seeing
according
to
our
doctrine
all
be
mortall
and
damnable
.
Paul
,
1.
Tim.
you
thinke
all
the
sinnes
that
come
to
minde
should
trouble
a
Christian
mans
conscience
.
Spirit
of
bondage
,
and
not
of
adoption
,
of
feare
,
and
not
of
promise
.
no
sinne
shall
be
laide
to
the
charge
of
Gods
chosen
,
whom
none
shall
condemne
,
because
God
himselfe
iustifieth
them
Christ
died
,
and
rose
againe
for
them
.
commandeth
as
well
the
confession
of
all
.
Confesse
your
sinnes
one
to
another
,
and
pray
one
for
another
:
how
after
confession
the
Priest
must
absolue
him
,
and
the
maner
of
words
.
Dauid
,
Psalme
,
32.
1.
2.
By
couering
and
not
imputing
sinnes
.
Peter
Lombard
,
This
truelie
we
maie
saie
and
thinke
,
that
onelie
God
remitteth
and
reteineth
sinnes
,
and
yet
hath
giuen
power
to
his
church
to
binde
and
loose
;
but
he
bindeth
and
looseth
after
one
sort
,
and
the
church
after
another
:
For
he
bindeth
by
himselfe
onelie
,
so
hee
forgiueth
sinne
,
because
he
both
clenseth
the
soule
from
the
inwarde
blot
,
and
looseth
it
from
the
debt
of
eternall
death
.
But
he
hath
not
granted
so
much
to
the
Priests
,
to
whom
he
hath
onelie
giuen
power
to
bind
and
loose
,
that
is
,
to
shew
that
●en
are
either
bound
or
loosed
.
And
in
his
disputes
vpon
it
Ambrose
Sacerdos
officium
exhibet
,
●ed
nullius
potestatis
iura
exercet
.
That
is
,
the
Priest
executeth
his
office
,
but
exerciseth
not
the
right
of
anie
power
,
For
Ambrose
meanes
to
saie
that
sinnes
are
said
to
be
remitted
of
the
Priest
,
not
in
manner
of
a
doer
,
but
in
manner
of
a
minister
.
not
a
bare
ministrie
to
pronounce
and
declare
,
but
a
iudiciall
act
,
whereby
the
sentence
is
pronounced
by
him
,
as
by
the
Iudge
.
Thirdly
,
the
booke
alloweth
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
in
Baptisme
,
why
then
is
it
not
likewise
lawfull
in
other
things
?
What
word
of
God
willeth
the
one
and
forbiddeth
the
other
?
and
if
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
be
good
,
why
not
also
other
images
,
especially
of
Christ
crucified
?
That
te●t
which
they
can
bring
to
iustific
the
one
,
will
also
serue
for
the
other
:
and
that
which
they
shall
alleage
to
ouerthrow
the
image
of
the
Crucifixe
,
will
giue
small
rest
to
the
signe
of
the
Crosse
.
Crosse
in
Baptisme
Aue
cruxspes
vnie●
,
Hatle
ô
crosse
our
onely
hope
.
Fourthly
,
in
Baptisme
they
vse
Godfathers
and
abrenuntiation
:
Why
not
also
other
ceremonies
,
namely
holy
Oile
and
Exorcisme
?
Reade
the
Scriptures
,
and
as
little
there
is
for
the
first
,
as
the
last
.
Aske
the
auncient
Fathers
,
and
as
much
is
found
for
the
last
,
as
for
the
first
.
Fiftly
,
the
booke
alloweth
the
vse
of
the
Surplice
in
their
Seruice
and
Sacramonts
:
why
then
may
not
Copes
,
Vestiments
and
such
like
be
admitted
also
.
For
no
more
can
they
shew
for
the
one
,
then
we
for
the
other
.
to
be
intaugled
againe
in
the
yoke
of
boudage
.
Sixtly
,
in
the
Collect
vpon
Michaelmas
day
,
they
confesse
that
the
Angels
defend
and
protect
our
life
,
how
then
can
they
denie
that
they
know
our
necessities
and
praiers
?
and
so
no
reason
can
they
alleage
why
we
may
not
pray
to
them
,
as
well
as
we
do
to
our
mortall
brethren
.
succour
and
defend
Catholike
faith
Seuenthly
,
in
the
Psalmes
,
annexed
to
the
Communion
booke
,
and
vsually
sung
in
their
churches
,
they
confesse
that
Christs
soule
descended
to
the
Fathers
that
were
in
For
this
article
of
the
Creed
,
He
descended
into
hel
,
they
turne
into
Meetor
after
this
manner
.
the
lower
parts
lower
parts
was
moued
,
for
it
could
not
conteine
him
that
was
dead
.
The
rocks
were
clouen
for
the
piercing
word
of
God
,
and
the
power
of
his
eternall
vertue
,
had
broken
into
all
places
,
how
strong
and
well
fenced
soeuer
.
And
the
graues
were
opened
,
for
the
prisons
of
death
were
vnlocked
,
And
many
bodies
of
the
Saints
that
slept
,
arose
,
for
he
inlightning
the
darknes
,
and
shining
into
,
the
obscuritie
of
the
lower
places
,
for
the
present
raising
of
the
saints
asleep
,
took
away
the
spoiles
of
death
it selfe
.
his
eternall
vertue
but
his
eternal
spirit
.
He
is
both
dead
and
buried
,
&
his
sepulchre
remaineth
with
vs
.
taught
the
Real
preseuce
&
maintained
it
against
the
as
others
of
our
Aduersaries
cannot
denie
,
and
yet
doth
the
Apologie
of
England
penned
by
M.
call
him
a
most
excellent
man
,
sent
of
God
,
to
giue
light
to
the
world
.
How
then
can
it
be
contrarie
to
the
scripture
?
for
if
it
were
so
,
then
surelie
could
he
not
be
a
man
sent
of
God
,
for
the
matter
of
the
Sacrament
is
no
small
point
,
but
such
as
themselues
will
say
that
a
wrong
beliefe
thereof
bringeth
damnation
.
Martin
Luther
Marpurg
.
Octob.
Martin
Luther
Histor
,
August
.
Confess
Although
we
say
that
the
bodie
of
Christ
is
really
present
,
yet
sayth
not
that
it
is
present
locally
,
in
any
bignes
,
circumscriptiuely
,
but
after
that
maner
whereby
Christs
person
,
or
whole
Christ
,
is
present
to
his
whole
Church
and
to
all
creatures
,
Luther
the
body
of
Christ
is
conteined
in
the
sacrament
of
the
Eucharist
.
Martin
Luthers
Martine
Luthers
These
things
being
so
,
with
what
conscience
can
the
Protestants
iustlie
exclaime
against
vs
,
for
defending
a
speciall
confession
of
our
sinnes
,
absolution
of
the
Priest
,
the
vse
of
Images
,
and
the
picture
of
Christ
crucified
,
the
holie
ceremonies
of
oile
and
exorcisme
,
copes
and
holie
vestiments
,
that
Angels
know
our
praiers
,
and
may
be
praied
vnto
,
that
Christs
soule
descended
into
hell
for
the
deliuerie
of
the
holy
Fathers
that
died
before
his
sacred
Passion
,
the
Real
presence
of
Christ
in
the
sacrament
,
when
as
all
these
points
,
either
in
expresse
termes
,
or
by
necessarie
consequence
,
be
gathered
out
of
the
grounds
of
their
owne
Religion
.
Martin
Luthers
Real
presence
,
and
Popish
carnal
presence
,
That
is
the
true
Church
which
hath
the
scriptures
on
their
side
and
expoundeth
them
in
that
sense
and
meaning
which
was
intended
by
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
none
can
deny
,
but
al
this
is
verified
of
the
Catholike
Church
and
not
of
the
Protestant
,
as
a
fewe
plaine
arguments
shall
make
manifest
.
First
therefore
,
no
reason
in
the
world
can
the
Protestants
aleage
to
proue
that
the
scriptures
be
theirs
,
or
to
iustifie
their
interpretation
,
which
we
cannot
bring
also
for
vs
.
For
let
them
pretend
conference
of
places
,
recourse
to
the
fountaines
of
the
Greeker
Hebrue
,
or
what
else
they
will
,
all
that
we
can
say
for
our selues
,
and
with
a●
great
probability
as
they
,
and
so
in
any
iudgmet
not
palpablypartial
we
nothing
inferior
.
On
the
cōtoary
we
to
maintaine
our
exposition
beside
all
other
helps
cite
the
consent
of
ancient
Fathers
,
the
common
practise
of
Gods
Church
,
the
decrees
of
generall
Councels
,
none
of
which
they
will
stand
to
,
and
therefore
in
all
equity
and
reason
wee
passing
much
superiour
,
can
we
then
lacke
the
true
sense
of
scripture
,
that
haue
all
these
to
backe
our
interpretation
,
specially
that
of
Gods
Church
in
generall
councels
,
or
can
the
Protestants
haue
it
that
be
destitute
of
all
these
,
as
their
deniall
of
them
doth
euidentlie
proue
and
conuince
.
Quoties
,
&c.
As
often
as
anie
matter
of
faith
is
debated
,
I
thinke
that
all
our
brethren
and
fellow
Bishops
,
ought
to
referre
the
matter
to
none
but
to
to
the
authoritie
of
his
name
and
honour
.
It
is
the
Popes
office
to
determine
a
question
moued
about
faith
.
Thomas
Aquinas
,
It
belongeth
to
faith
to
sticke
to
the
Popes
determination
it
matters
of
faith
,
yea
and
in
those
things
also
that
belong
to
good
manners
.
Arrians
:
They
presume
to
determine
of
faith
,
and
being
themselues
guiltie
and
obnoxious
to
indgment
,
like
vnto
they
vsurpe
the
office
of
indging
.
expoundeth
them
by
the
sense
intended
by
the
holy
Ghost
.
the
Protestants
can
bring
for
theirs
,
as
conference
of
places
,
recourse
to
the
fountaines
,
and
what
else
they
will
,
and
with
as
great
probabilitie
as
they
.
or
whereupon
all
the
Fathers
consent
in
one
,
vulgare
Latine
as
authenticall
,
and
vpon
no
pretence
to
be
refused
?
conference
of
places
,
and
recourse
to
the
fountaines
,
conference
of
places
,
recourse
to
the
fountaines
,
De
Doctrina
Christiana
as
the
Phrase
of
scripture
the
circumstances
of
places
,
comparison
with
other
places
,
analogie
of
faith
,
&c.
conference
of
places
,
and
recourse
to
the
fountaines
,
Heere
a
man
may
freely
depart
from
their
exposition
and
search
for
the
literall
sense
.
no
man
is
bound
to
their
expositions
,
but
is
at
free
libertie
,
forsaking
them
all
to
trie
what
he
can
do
by
Gods
help
,
and
to
find
out
another
new
sense
vnlike
to
the
ancient
Fathers
expositions
:
Epist.
3.
ad
Fortunat.
Dist.
9.
Can.
Neque
.
Nobis
enim
licebit
.
&c.
For
it
shall
bee
lawfull
for
vs
,
sauing
the
honorable
respect
which
is
due
to
the
holy
Fathers
,
to
mislike
and
reiect
something
in
their
writings
,
if
peraduenture
we
find
that
they
haue
otherwise
iudged
,
then
the
truth
will
beare
,
by
Gods
help
vnderstood
either
of
others
or
of
our selues
.
De
vnitat
.
Eccles.
cap.
10.
Nemo
mihi
dicat
,
&c.
Let
no
man
say
to
me
.
Or
what
saied
to
me
,
or
what
saith
or
anie
of
them
.
for
xe
may
not
consent
,
no
not
to
Catholike
Bishops
,
if
perhaps
they
be
any
where
deceiued
,
So
that
they
haue
held
any
opinion
against
the
Canonical
scriptures
.
Councell
of
Chalcedon
.
I
haue
the
testimonie
of
the
auncient
Fathers
in
manie
places
,
I
am
cast
out
with
the
Fathers
,
I
defend
the
Fathers
opinions
,
I
transgresse
not
in
anie
thing
,
&c.
The
common
practice
of
Gods
Church
.
Gods
Church
and
draw
innumerable
soules
with
him
,
yet
no
mortall
man
may
presume
to
reprooue
him
,
because
he
is
to
iudge
all
,
and
none
to
iudge
him
.
Ecce
due
gladij
,
behold
heere
two
swords
.
Inprincipio
,
non
in
principijs
.
in
the
beginning
,
not
in
the
beginnings
.
Decrees
of
generall
Councels
aduising
diligently
to
search
for
both
such
precepts
of
good
life
and
rules
of
faith
,
as
are
plainely
set
downe
in
the
Scriptures
,
whereof
the
more
a
man
findes
,
the
more
capable
he
is
vnderstand
the
Scriptures
,
In
his
enim
,
&c.
For
in
those
words
which
are
euidently
set
down
in
the
Scriptures
,
are
found
al
those
things
which
containe
faith
and
maners
of
life
.
Cyprians
letters
,
Cyprians
sentence
,
Cyprians
councell
.
Ipsa
enim
concilia
,
&c.
For
the
verie
Councels
which
are
held
through
euerie
Region
or
Prouince
,
doe
without
all
doubt
giue
place
to
the
authoritie
of
plenarie
Councels
,
which
are
held
from
out
of
all
the
Christian
world
,
and
the
verieplenarie
Councels
,
the
former
oftentimes
are
amended
by
the
later
,
when
by
any
experiment
of
things
that
is
open
which
was
kept
close
,
and
that
is
knowen
which
did
lie
hid
.
that
trusteth
in
man
,
and
maketh
flesh
his
arme
:
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
being
the
head
corner
stone
:
that
we
trie
euerie
spirit
by
the
Scriptures
whether
it
be
of
God
or
no
:
that
we
prooue
all
things
,
as
the
men
of
did
by
searching
the
Scriptures
according
to
the
commaundement
of
Christ
,
and
holde
that
which
is
good
:
that
we
haue
recourse
to
the
law
and
to
the
testimonie
,
and
whosoeuer
speake
not
according
to
that
word
,
we
holde
them
to
be
in
darknesse
,
and
to
haue
no
light
in
them
.
Fathers
,
Fathers
.
Councels
,
Councels
.
Secondly
,
to
giue
more
light
and
force
to
the
former
reason
concerning
the
aucthoritie
of
Fathers
,
I
say
that
one
or
two
,
or
a
few
of
them
may
be
deceiued
,
and
therefore
such
particular
opinions
we
admit
not
,
and
so
refuse
S.
about
rebaptization
so
we
make
no
doubt
but
the
vniforme
and
generall
consent
of
them
liuing
in
diuerse
and
farre
distant
places
,
and
at
diuerse
times
cannot
but
proceede
from
the
Spirit
of
all
truth
that
gouerneth
the
Church
,
and
therefore
S.
speaking
of
the
Fathers
that
liued
before
his
time
,
hath
these
excellent
words
:
That
which
they
found
in
the
Church
,
they
helde
fast
,
that
which
they
learned
,
they
taught
;
that
which
they
receiued
of
their
fathers
,
the
same
they
deliuered
to
their
Children
.
S.
likewise
saith
,
that
Christ
hath
giuen
Pastors
and
Doctors
that
flourished
in
the
primitiue
church
,
and
the
Protestants
cannot
deuie
,
but
that
with
their
pens
and
labours
they
did
defend
the
faith
against
the
Arians
,
Pelagians
,
Donatistes
,
and
manie
more
such
pestilent
heretikes
.
Cardinall
Caietane
The
literall
sense
of
Scripture
doth
onelie
yeeld
arguments
to
confirme
points
of
religion
:
But
the
Fathers
in
infinite
staies
of
the
old
testament
,
chieflie
do
leaue
the
literall
sense
and
follow
the
tropologicall
or
allegoricall
sense
.
that
the
Fathers
,
in
giuing
the
sense
of
Scriptures
,
haue
giuen
verie
diuerse
sense
,
and
vnlike
one
to
another
.
Depeccat
.
merit
.
&
remiss
.
Pelagians
,
Cyprian
I
haue
not
recited
these
things
to
anie
such
end
,
as
if
we
leaned
to
the
sentences
of
anie
disputers
whatsoeuer
they
were
,
as
to
Canonicall
authoritie
,
but
that
it
may
appeare
that
from
the
beginning
vnto
the
present
time
,
wherein
this
noueltie
sprang
vp
,
this
point
of
originall
sinne
hath
beene
so
constantlie
kept
within
the
faith
of
the
church
,
&c.
Howbeit
,
the
most
cleare
and
full
authoritie
of
this
opinion
,
is
eminent
in
the
holie
Canonicall
bookes
.
ad
Bonifac.
cont.
duas
epist.
Pelag.
I
thinke
it
pertaineth
to
our
charge
,
not
onclie
to
bring
the
holie
Canonicall
Scriptures
witnesses
against
them
,
which
alreadie
wee
haue
sufficientlie
done
,
but
also
out
of
the
bookes
of
holis
men
,
who
haue
handled
them
before
vs
with
famous
commendation
&
great
glorie
,
to
bring
some
documetns
(
or
euidences
)
not
for
that
the
authoritie
of
anie
disputer
is
equalled
by
vs
to
the
Canonicall
bookes
,
but
to
admonish
such
,
who
thinke
that
these
fellowes
say
somewhat
,
after
what
sort
the
Catholike
Bishops
following
the
holie
Scriptures
,
haue
spoken
of
these
points
before
the
nouell
and
vaine
words
of
those
men
.
Catholike
Bishops
Other
points
there
are
,
about
which
euen
the
learnedest
and
best
defenders
of
the
Catholike
rule
,
doe
not
agree
among
themselues
,
alwaies
sauing
whole
the
frame
of
faith
,
and
in
some
one
matter
,
some
say
better
and
more
trulie
then
others
.
But
this
about
which
we
now
deale
,
belongeth
to
the
very
foundations
of
faith
,
Fathers
iudgements
They
all
found
it
before
any
of
them
deliuered
it
?
Christ
gaue
vnto
his
Church
pastors
and
teachers
,
that
we
should
not
be
caried
about
with
euery
wind
of
doctrine
,
This
is
my
well-beloued
sonne
,
heare
him
.
Paul
was
called
to
be
an
Apostle
by
Iesus
Christ
he
that
prophocieth
must
prophecie
according
to
the
proportion
of
faith
,
if
we
may
not
receiue
strange
doctrine
from
an
Apostle
or
Angel
,
if
be
charged
to
keepe
the
true
paterne
of
wholesome
words
,
all
Bishops
must
hold
fast
the
wholesome
word
according
to
doctrine
,
we
be
charged
not
to
beleeue
euerie
spirit
,
but
to
trie
them
,
because
manie
false
prophets
are
gone
out
into
the
world
,
we
had
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
that
we
had
a
most
sure
word
of
the
Prophets
,
search
the
Scriptures
Ieremie
,
Heare
not
the
words
of
the
Prophets
that
prophecie
vnto
you
and
teach
you
vanity
:
they
speake
the
vision
of
their
owne
heart
,
and
not
out
of
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
.
If
they
had
stood
in
my
counsell
,
and
declared
my
words
to
my
people
,
then
they
should
haue
turned
them
from
their
euill
wayes
.
They
obiect
and
say
,
that
there
is
no
reason
to
preferre
the
Fathers
before
the
Scriptures
,
and
captiously
they
demand
,
whether
it
be
better
to
follow
the
openions
of
men
,
that
might
erre
and
be
deceiued
,
or
the
sentence
of
God
himselfe
that
〈◊〉
neither
deceine
nor
be
deceiued
.
But
answer
is
soone
returned
,
that
the
question
betwixt
vs
and
them
,
is
not
as
they
would
make
simple
people
beleeue
,
whether
the
Scriptures
or
Fathers
deserue
more
credit
,
but
that
(
which
I
wish
al
diligently
to
note
)
whether
for
the
interpretation
&
true
sense
of
the
scriptures
,
we
should
not
rather
beleeue
the
ancient
,
holy
and
learned
Fathers
,
then
those
that
liue
in
our
daies
so
far
from
the●
Apostles
age
,
&
neither
for
vertue
or
learning
comperable
to
the
old
Saints
of
Gods
Church
.
Let
the
question
be
propounded
thus
,
&
then
none
of
indifferent
iudgment
wil
euer
make
question
of
the
matter
.
Whether
for
the
true
sense
of
the
Scriptures
,
we
should
not
rather
beleeue
the
auncient
Fathers
,
then
those
that
liue
in
our
daies
,
neither
onely
whether
Scriptures
or
Fathers
deserue
more
credit
,
Whether
the
Scriptures
inspired
of
God
,
in
all
fundamentall
points
both
concerning
faith
and
manners
be
not
so
cleere
and
plaine
,
that
they
do
sufficiently
interpret
themselues
,
against
which
cleere
interpretation
none
other
is
to
be
receiued
from
what
authoritie
so
euer
it
come
.
Ps.
19.
7.
The
testimonie
of
the
Lord
is
true
,
and
giueth
wisedome
to
the
simple
,
2.
Tim.
3.
15.
The
Scriptures
are
able
to
make
wise
vnto
saluation
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
for
in
them
you
thinke
to
haue
eternall
life
,
and
they
testifie
of
me
.
Quaeapertè
,
&c.
In
those
things
which
are
euidently
set
down
in
the
Scriptures
are
al
those
points
found
which
conteine
faith
&
maners
of
life
.
giueth
thankes
to
his
Father
for
reuealing
the
doctrine
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
to
Babes
,
and
hiding
it
from
the
wise
If
our
Gospel
he
hid
,
it
is
hid
in
them
that
perish
,
in
whom
the
God
of
this
world
hath
blinded
their
eies
of
the
vnbeleeuers
,
that
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospell
of
Christ
should
not
shine
vnto
them
.
The
sheepe
of
Christ
,
heare
the
voice
of
Christ
,
and
know
it
from
the
voice
of
strangers
,
and
therefore
will
not
follow
strangers
.
all
men
are
●ers
not
to
trust
in
any
child
of
man
,
cursing
euery
man
that
putteth
his
trust
in
man
.
Augustine
Muliò
minus
&c.
Much
lesse
doth
the
Catholike
Church
regard
it
,
whose
cause
we
plead
against
you
,
from
which
confidently
resting
vpon
so
many
diuine
testimonies
,
no
humane
testimonies
of
any
man
,
be
they
true
or
false
,
can
take
away
that
truth
which
it
inioyeth
,
forbeare
such
things
,
I
am
but
one
man
,
the
Churches
cause
is
●n
hand
among
vs
not
mine
,
the
Churches
,
I
say
,
which
hath
learned
of
her
redeemer
to
put
her
trust
in
no
man
.
That
the
faith
of
Gods
children
should
not
bee
in
the
wisedome
of
men
,
but
in
the
power
of
God
.
Fourthly
,
concerning
generall
Councels
,
I
say
that
they
cannot
possiby
erre
in
matters
of
faith
;
for
then
might
we
lawfully
disobey
them
,
and
Christ
willeth
vs
to
take
him
as
an
Heathen
or
a
Publicane
,
that
will
not
obey
the
Church
,
then
also
should
Hell
gates
preuaile
against
it
,
contrarie
to
our
Sauiours
promise
.
Then
were
it
not
also
the
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
,
as
S.
affirmeth
.
We
therefore
that
imbrace
the
definitions
of
generall
Councels
,
possesse
the
true
sense
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
not
the
Protestants
that
refuse
to
stand
to
their
iudgement
.
the
former
general
Councels
haue
bin
corrected
by
the
later
,
Albertus
Pighi●s
plainelie
against
nature
,
against
the
manifest
Scriptures
,
against
all
antiquitie
,
and
against
the
catholike
faith
of
Christ
.
Melchior
Canus
generall
Councels
cannot
erre
Then
might
we
disobey
them
to
take
him
as
an
heathen
and
a
publican
,
that
will
not
heare
the
Church
.
If
generall
Councels
may
erre
,
then
may
we
disobey
them
:
But
we
may
not
disobey
them
.
—
Therefore
,
&c.
If
he
that
heareth
not
the
Church
be
,
to
be
taken
as
an
heathen
or
publican
,
then
may
we
not
disobey
generall
Councels
.
But
he
that
heareth
not
the
Church
,
is
to
be
taken
as
an
heathen
or
publican
.
Therefore
we
may
not
disobey
generall
Councels
.
(
the
Church
decision
of
doctrines
,
but
censure
of
scandals
,
He
that
obeyeth
not
the
Churches
censure
in
matter
of
scandall
giuen
to
his
brother
,
is
to
be
taken
as
an
heathen
or
publican
.
Therefore
Councels
may
not
be
disobeyed
,
whatsoeuer
they
teach
in
matter
of
faith
and
doctrine
?
Hee
that
will
not
heare
a
particular
Church
censuring
in
matter
of
scandall
,
is
to
be
helde
as
an
heathen
or
publican
.
Therefore
wee
may
not
disobey
a
particular
Church
in
matter
of
doctrine
.
To
thu
agree
the
wordes
of
the
Prophets
.
Then
should
also
●ell
gates
preuaile
against
it
,
contrarie
to
our
Sauiours
promise
.
Councels
may
erre
Achaia
,
Galatia
,
Macedonia
The
gates
of
hell
cannot
prenaile
against
the
Church
of
Christ
.
Therfore
not
against
a
generall
Councell
,
Then
were
it
not
also
the
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
,
as
S.
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
the
pillar
and
ground
of
Iesus
Christ
Chrysostome
,
The
truth
is
the
pillar
and
firmament
of
the
Church
.
Donatists
,
In
the
Scriptures
we
haue
learned
Christ
,
In
the
Scriptures
we
haue
learned
the
Church
.
pillar
,
ground
or
firmament
,
for
the
strength
,
stay
or
foundation
,
built
vpon
the
foundation
of
the
Apostles
and
Prophets
,
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
being
the
head
corner
stone
.
Cephas
,
lamet
Fundatores
Ecclesiae
erant
&
sustentatores
,
They
were
founders
of
the
Church
and
vpholders
,
In
which
alone
the
truth
now
standeth
grounded
,
and
which
alone
beareth
vp
the
whole
building
of
truth
.
pillar
and
ground
of
truth
Fiftly
,
S.
saith
that
no
prophecie
of
Scripture
is
made
by
priuate
interpretation
.
Priuate
interpretation
〈◊〉
haue
none
,
seeing
we
interpret
them
according
to
that
sense
which
consent
of
antiquitie
and
the
authoritie
of
Gods
Church
deliuereth
:
and
the
Protestants
haue
none
but
priuate
,
seeing
their
doctrine
is
that
euerie
one
must
examine
by
the
touchstone
of
the
Scriptures
what
others
do
teach
,
and
so
to
admit
or
reiect
it
,
as
they
find
it
agreeable
or
not
,
to
the
word
of
God
:
which
if
it
be
not
priuate
interpretation
,
there
can
be
none
sound
in
the
world
.
For
what
can
be
more
priuate
,
then
for
euerie
priuate
vnlearned
artificer
to
make
himselfe
iudge
ouer
all
,
and
to
sentence
this
mans
doctrine
as
agreeable
to
Gods
word
,
and
to
reiect
the
common
opinion
of
manie
more
.
yea
though
of
ancient
Fathers
and
generall
Councels
,
as
contrarie
to
sacred
Scripture
,
and
yet
this
is
common
amongst
our
aduersaries
,
as
daily
experience
informeth
vs
.
hearts
of
men
to
vnderstand
the
scriptures
.
opened
the
heart
of
see
into
the
end
of
the
law
,
but
when
the
v●●le
w
is
taken
away
from
their
hearts
foolishnesse
with
God
onely
the
spirituall
man
discerneth
all
things
euerie
man
that
hath
heard
and
learned
of
the
Father
,
commeth
vnto
Christ
.
aliquis
discipuloruns
e●as
dedit
spiritum
Sanctum
,
For
none
of
his
disciples
gaue
the
holy
Ghost
.
aures
percutit
,
magister
intus
est
.
&c.
The
sound
of
our
words
beateth
the
eares
,
the
minister
is
within
.
Thinke
not
that
any
man
doth
learne
any
thing
of
man
.
We
may
admonish
by
the
noise
of
our
voice
,
if
there
be
not
to
teach
within
,
our
noise
is
in
vaine
Will
you
know
it
indeed
brethren
?
Haue
ye
not
all
heard
this
Sermon
.
How
manie
will
depart
hence
vntaught
?
For
my
part
I
haue
spoken
to
all
,
but
to
whom
that
annointing
speaketh
not
within
,
whom
the
holy
Ghost
teacheth
not
within
,
they
depart
vntaught
.
Teachings
that
are
outward
,
are
some
helpes
and
admonitions
.
He
hath
his
chaire
in
heauen
that
teacheth
the
hearts
.
they
wondered
at
the
gracious
words
that
proceeded
out
of
his
mouth
.
preached
to
him
Iesus
and
he
that
hath
not
the
spirit
of
Christ
,
is
none
of
his
,
Iesus
is
that
Christ
,
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
by
beleeuing
haue
life
through
his
name
,
what
that
hope
is
of
his
calling
,
and
what
the
riches
of
his
glorious
inheritance
is
in
the
Saints
.
Augustine
.
In
those
words
which
are
euidentlie
set
downe
in
the
Scriptures
,
are
found
all
those
things
which
conteine
faith
and
maners
of
life
.
Those
things
which
the
Scripture
euidentlie
conteineth
,
as
a
familiar
friend
it
speaketh
,
without
obscuritie
to
the
heart
of
learned
and
vnlearned
:
when
euerie
one
must
examine
by
the
touchstone
of
Scripture
,
what
other
do
teach
,
and
so
admit
or
reiect
it
,
as
they
find
it
agreeable
or
not
agreeable
with
the
word
of
God
,
if
this
be
not
a
priuat
interpretation
there
can
be
none
found
in
the
world
.
whether
those
things
that
Paul
spake
were
so
or
no.
that
for
the
illustrating
of
the
more
obscure
speaches
,
examples
be
taken
from
the
more
manifest
,
and
some
testimonies
of
certaine
senses
take
away
the
doubt
of
the
vncertaine
.
This
custome
is
dangerous
,
it
is
more
safe
to
walke
by
the
diuine
scriptures
which
standing
in
translate
words
when
we
will
search
,
either
let
such
sense
be
made
of
it
as
hath
no
controuersie
,
or
of
it
haue
let
it
be
determined
by
the
same
Scripture
,
wheresoeuer
the
witnesses
thereof
can
be
found
and
applied
.
we
haue
learned
to
know
Christ
,
and
to
know
the
church
of
Christ
.
To
assure
vs
this
is
Canonical
scripture
and
which
is
not
there
is
no
other
way
but
to
cleane
vnto
the
authoritie
of
Gods
Church
.
Therefore
saieth
,
I
would
not
beleeue
the
Gospell
if
the
authoritie
of
Gods
church
did
not
mone
me
:
And
the
Protestants
cannot
in
this
question
euer
giue
content
either
to
themselues
or
other
if
they
take
any
other
course
:
For
where
do
they
finde
in
the
whole
Bible
,
that
S.
his
Epistle
(
for
example
)
is
Canonical
scripture
?
is
it
not
well
knowen
that
did
reiect
it
?
But
faine
would
I
know
,
how
they
can
according
to
their
principle
,
which
is
to
beleeue
nothing
but
scripture
,
proue
this
point
against
out
of
the
scripture
,
most
certaine
it
is
they
cannot
,
and
that
which
we
say
of
S.
his
Epistle
,
may
be
said
of
any
other
part
of
the
Bible
,
if
one
be
disposed
to
deny
it
:
Seeing
then
that
there
is
equall
danger
of
saluation
in
expounding
the
scriptures
con●rarie
to
the
true
senseintended
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
as
there
is
in
refusing
that
for
Scripture
which
was
ind●ed
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
what
man
of
reason
can
denie
,
but
that
if
the
church
doth
tell
which
is
the
scripture
and
which
is
not
,
that
the
same
Church
is
likewise
to
tell
vs
which
is
the
true
sense
of
the
scripture
,
&
which
is
not
.
We
therefore
that
interprete
them
,
as
the
church
teach
vs
,
haue
the
scriptures
indeede
,
and
the
Protestants
that
do
otherwise
,
be
destitute
of
the
true
sense
of
the
word
of
God
.
Whatsoeuer
meanes
wee
haue
to
knowe
the
Canonitall
Scriptures
,
the
same
we
haue
to
know
the
true
sense
of
them
:
For
there
is
equali
danger
in
wrong
expounding
Scriptures
,
and
refusing
them
.
But
there
is
no
meanes
to
know
the
Canonicall
Scriptures
,
but
by
●●e
authoritie
of
the
Church
:
For
no
man
can
prooue
against
that
Saint
his
Epistle
is
Canonicall
,
but
by
the
authoritie
of
the
Church
,
and
Jaith
,
I
would
not
beleeue
.
&c.
Therefore
there
is
no
meanes
to
know
the
true
sense
of
the
scriptures
but
by
the
anthority
of
the
Church
.
De
Doctr.
Christ
Nathanael
.
We
haue
founde
him
of
whom
did
write
and
the
Prophnts
,
Iesus
the
sonne
of
Whatthinke
you
we
must
iudge
or
do
,
but
to
forsake
them
who
inuite
vs
,
to
know
things
certaine
,
and
after
command
vs
to
beleeue
thinges
vncertaine
,
And
follow
them
who
inuite
vs
first
to
beleeue
that
which
yet
we
are
not
able
to
looke
into
,
that
when
we
are
waxen
stronger
in
faith
,
we
may
attaine
to
vnderstand
that
which
we
beleeue
,
now
not
men
but
God
inwardly
strengthning
and
enlightning
our
minde
.
De
vtilit
ate
credends
ad
Honor
a●um
cap.
9.
For
true
religion
,
vnlesse
those
things
be
beleeued
,
which
if
a
man
behaue
himselfe
well
,
and
be
worthie
,
he
may
afterward
attaine
to
&
vnderstand
,
without
some
great
commande
of
authoritie
,
can
by
no
meanes
bee
well
entred
into
,
Mans
wisedome
is
set
as
a
middle
thing
,
for
a
wise
man
is
to
followe
God
,
a
foolissh
man
is
to
follow
a
wise
man
:
Contr.
Epist.
Fundam
.
cap.
If
peraduenture
you
can
finde
any
thing
in
the
Gospell
,
verie
plaine
for
Manichees
Apostleship
,
you
shall
weaken
vnto
me
the
authoritie
of
the
Catholikes
,
if
so
manifest
truth
be
showed
,
that
it
cannot
come
into
doubt
,
it
ought
to
bee
preferred
before
all
those
things
,
by
which
I
am
held
in
the
Catholike
church
.
3.
Catholice
Ecclesiae
,
this
booke
to
be
which
from
that
time
wherein
himselfe
liued
in
the
flesh
,
by
course
of
time
not
interrupted
the
Church
,
through
certaine
succession
of
continuance
hath
brought
along
vnto
this
time
.
Therefore
are
they
refused
because
either
they
did
not
agree
to
those
writings
,
which
were
manifestly
knowen
to
be
theirs
,
or
were
not
acknowledged
in
the
time
wherein
they
wrote
,
nor
were
commended
to
posteritie
by
themselues
,
or
those
that
were
most
familiar
with
them
:
when
being
compared
to
those
which
were
trulie
knowen
to
be
his
owne
,
they
were
iudged
to
be
vnlike
,
and
because
they
were
not
knowen
to
be
trulie
his
at
the
same
time
,
when
the
rest
of
his
writings
came
to
be
knowne
.
but
because
in
the
times
wherein
euerie
one
wrote
them
,
he
acquainted
and
published
them
to
whom
he
could
,
and
from
thence
by
a
continued
knowledge
from
one
to
another
,
came
to
their
posteritie
euen
to
our
times
.
If
you
will
follow
the
authoritie
of
the
Scriptures
,
which
ought
to
be
preferred
before
all
other
,
follow
that
which
from
the
times
of
the
verie
presence
of
Christ
,
by
the
dispensations
of
the
Apostles
,
hauing
beene
kept
throughout
the
whole
world
,
came
commended
and
famouslie
knowen
to
our
times
.
Catholike
Church
Canonical
Scriptures
Nisi
me
commoueret
Ecclesiae
authoritas
but
God
himselfe
inwardlie
strengthening
and
enlightening
his
●inde
,
how
the
Protestants
that
beleeue
nothing
but
Scripture
,
can
by
Scripture
prooue
against
that
S.
his
Epistle
is
Canonicall
Scripture
Canonicall
Scripture
the
word
of
God
liueth
,
and
is
mightie
in
operation
,
hath
in
it selfe
plaine
euidence
of
the
spirit
and
of
power
,
that
our
faith
should
not
be
in
the
wisedome
of
men
,
but
in
the
power
of
God
.
out
of
what
Scripture
the
Protestants
can
prooue
his
Epistle
to
be
Canonicall
Confess
.
lib.
12.
cap.
in
●●llo
ho●ike
spem
pouere
,
to
put
no
trust
in
any
man
,
shall
be
all
taught
of
God
,
Seauenthly
,
wittingly
and
willingly
they
corrupt
the
text
of
holy
Scripture
for
example
,
to
make
the
people
beleeue
that
images
are
vnlawfull
,
in
translation
,
where
Idols
be
forbidden
,
vsually
the
word
is
placed
in
steed
thereof
,
and
therefore
in
S.
we
find
it
thus
translated
And
for
triall
,
we
will
,
appeale
to
their
later
Bibles
,
printed
by
for
there
we
read
thus
Gregorie
Martine
!
mage
Babes
keep●
your selues
from
images
of
likenesse
imago
,
animage
à
simulando
,
of
counterfe●ting
or
feming
,
cap.
1.
sect.
Similitudinem
,
Lakenesse
of
any
●●g
.
Temunah
.
Arias
Montanus
Imagmem
,
an
image
,
Deut.
Non
vidistus
aliquam
similitudinem
in
die
qua
locutus
est
vobi●
Dominus
in
Oreb
de
medio
ignis
,
●●
forte
decepts
faciatis
vobis
sculptam
similitudinem
,
●ut
imaginem
omnium
Iumentorum
,
You
sawe
no
likenesse
in
the
day
wherein
the
Lord
spake
vnto
you
out
of
Oreb
,
out
of
the
middest
of
the
fire
,
least
you
being
deceiued
make
unto
you
any
grauen
likenesse
,
or
any
●mage
of
any
beast
,
&c.
August
,
Quest
,
super
Exod
Babes
or
little
children
keepe
your selues
from
Images
.
Arias
Montanus
Likewise
to
bring
the
Shrines
of
Martyrs
and
holy
reliques
in
contempt
,
and
to
make
simple
people
beleeue
,
that
it
is
an
heathenish
custome
,
they
translate
thus
in
the
said
old
Bible
,
Malitious
corruption
,
for
in
the
text
there
is
no
mention
of
siluer
shrines
,
but
of
siluer
temples
,
and
to
the
fore said
later
Bible
truly
translateth
.
See
how
they
can
accommodate
their
Bibles
to
the
time
:
For
when
Images
and
shrines
were
yet
standing
in
England
,
or
fresh
in
memorie
,
they
fitted
their
translations
accordingly
.
Little
Shrines
As
in
these
points
the
old
translation
is
corrupt
and
the
later
better
,
so
in
other
things
the
later
is
false
and
the
former
true
,
for
example
,
thus
they
translate
:
Malitious
corruption
against
the
descending
of
Christes
soule
into
hell
:
For
it
is
contrarte
to
the
originall
text
and
the
former
translation
of
Gregorie
Martine
Gen.
42.
38
Et
descendere
facutis
meam
canitiem
cum
dolore
ad
sepulchrum
,
You
will
bring
my
gray
head
with
sorrow
to
the
graue
.
Psalm.
16.
10.
Quoniam
non
derelingues
ani●ans
meam
in
sepulchre
.
Thou
wilt
not
leaue
my
soule
in
graue
.
Gen.
37.
35.
Iob.
17.
13.
1
King
.
2.
9.
&c.
Arias
Montanus
Louanian
Censors
Paul
.
Act.
Thou
wilt
not
leaue
my
soule
in
graue
,
nor
suffer
thine
holy
one
to
see
corruption
.
Peter
.
Act.
His
sepulchre
remaineth
with
vs
vnto
this
day
?
Christ
died
and
was
buried
Thou
shalt
not
leaue
my
soule
in
Dauid
,
Peter
He
died
and
is
buried
,
&
his
Sepulchre
remaineth
with
vnto
this
day
:
Dauid
spake
of
the
resurrection
of
Christ
.
Because
thou
wilt
neither
giue
my
soule
to
be
possessed
of
hell
,
deliuer
my
soule
to
be
possessed
of
hell
,
nor
suffer
my
sanctified
body
,
by
which
others
also
must
be
sanctified
,
to
be
corrupted
:
Not
to
be
left
in
hell
,
and
not
to
be
deliuered
vnto
hell
,
Hee
saide
,
that
God
deliuered
his
soule
from
the
lower
hell
,
because
he
deliuered
him
from
such
sinnes
,
by
which
be
might
be
brought
to
the
torments
of
the
lower
hell
.
thou
hast
deliuered
me
from
a
disease
,
not
wherein
hee
was
,
but
wherein
hee
was
like
to
be
thou
hast
deliuered
my
soule
from
the
prison
or
from
the
gallowes
,
I
haue
set
the
Lord
alwaies
before
me
,
he
is
at
my
right
hand
,
therefore
I
shall
not
be
mooued
,
wherefore
my
heart
is
glad
,
my
tongue
reioyceth
,
my
flesh
also
shall
rest
in
hope
,
For
thou
wilt
not
leaue
my
soule
in
hell
neither
wilt
thou
suffer
thine
holie
one
to
see
corruption
,
Heb.
5.
7.
Hee
was
heard
in
that
which
he
feared
.
infernum
or
hell
Because
of
these
two
hells
the
sonne
of
God
was
sent
to
deliuer
vs
euerie
way
,
Ad
hoc
infernum
missus
est
nascendo
,
ad
illud
moriendo
.
Augustine
,
Christ
came
that
we
might
no●
remaine
in
hell
.
in
inferno
Likewise
to
auoide
the
descending
of
Christ
into
hell
for
the
del●uerie
of
the
olde
Fathers
,
they
translate
thus
,
Christ
hath
once
suffered
for
sinnes
,
the
iust
for
the
vniust
,
that
hee
might
bring
vs
to
God
,
and
was
put
to
death
concerning
the
flesh
,
but
was
quickened
by
the
spirit
,
by
which
also
hee
went
and
preached
to
the
spirits
that
are
in
prison
.
In
which
short
sentence
be
three
corruptions
,
to
wit
,
By
the
spirit
,
for
In
the
spirit
,
By
the
which
,
for
in
the
which
,
and
Are
in
prison
,
for
were
in
prison
.
Corruptions
I
say
they
are
,
as
I
appeale
for
triall
to
their
former
translation
,
and
of
purpose
to
denie
that
Christ
in
soule
or
spirit
did
descend
to
the
Fathers
that
were
in
or
as
it
is
heere
said
in
prison
,
when
S.
wrote
his
Epistle
,
as
by
forcing
in
the
word
in
steede
of
they
would
haue
the
Reader
thinke
,
then
wére
they
not
deliuered
by
Christes
descension
as
we
teach
,
and
S.
in
this
place
they
died
in
the
faith
,
and
had
good
report
for
their
faith
.
Quidam
biatus
multum
ea
separans
a
certaine
wide
gap
much
separating
them
,
whether
anie
man
would
haue
beene
so
bolde
,
as
out
of
such
words
to
affirme
,
that
Christ
descended
into
hell
.
whether
the
whole
place
belong
nothing
at
all
to
hell
,
but
rather
to
those
times
,
the
paterne
whereof
applied
to
the
times
present
,
to
shew
that
those
which
now
beleeue
not
the
Gospell
preached
,
are
like
those
that
beleeued
not
,
and
perished
in
the
daies
of
quod
apud
inferos
ad
faciendos
fideles
atque
liberandos
Euangelium
predicatum
sit
.
Let
vs
not
imagine
that
the
Gospell
was
preached
in
hell
,
to
make
men
faithfull
,
and
to
deliuer
them
,
as
if
anie
Church
were
there
.
The
author
of
at
seemes
to
haue
beene
drawen
,
because
said
,
hee
preached
to
the
Spirits
that
were
shut
vp
in
prison
,
as
if
it
might
not
be
vnderstoode
of
their
soules
,
who
then
were
shut
vp
in
the
darknes
of
ignorance
as
in
a
prison
,
to
whom
then
liuing
,
the
building
of
the
Ark
by
was
after
a
sort
a
preaching
before
the
sloud
,
as
at
this
day
the
daily
building
of
Gods
Church
is
a
preaching
to
the
vnbeleeuers
before
the
day
of
iudgement
,
and
so
those
times
are
a
paterne
of
these
.
Let
this
trouble
no
man
was
not
then
come
,
to
wit
,
in
the
flesh
,
Howbeit
from
the
beginning
of
mankinde
hee
came
,
not
indeede
in
the
flesh
,
but
in
the
spirit
,
and
that
which
I
said
,
he
came
in
the
Spirit
,
that
the
sonne
of
man
in
the
substance
of
his
godhead
,
because
he
is
not
a
bodie
,
is
without
doubt
a
spirit
.
This
the
verie
words
of
Scripture
in
hand
,
doe
sufficientlie
manifest
to
them
that
take
diligent
heede
vnto
them
,
was
mortified
in
the
flesh
,
and
quickened
in
the
spirit
,
in
which
spirit
he
came
&
preached
euen
to
those
spirits
which
had
bene
sometime
disobedient
in
the
daies
of
for
before
he
came
in
the
flesh
to
die
for
vs
,
which
he
did
once
,
he
came
many
times
before
in
the
spirit
to
whom
hee
would
,
warning
them
by
visions
as
he
would
,
in
the
spirit
doubtlesse
,
by
the
which
spirit
hee
was
also
quickened
,
wherein
his
passion
he
was
mortified
in
the
flesh
.
For
what
meanes
if
that
he
was
quickened
by
the
spirit
,
but
that
the
same
flesh
wherein
alone
Christ
was
mortified
,
rose
againe
by
the
quick●ning
spirit
?
Augustine
)
if
any
man
mislike
or
thinke
not
sufficient
,
let
him
seeke
how
he
may
vnderstand
them
of
bell
,
and
if
he
can
solue
the
doubts
which
!
haue
before
mentioned
,
let
him
shew
it
me
,
which
if
be
doe
,
these
words
may
be
vnderstoode
both
waies
,
but
sure
this
exposition
cannot
be
conuinced
of
anie
falshood
.
By
the
spirit
in
the
spirit
By
the
which
In
the
which
Dionysius
Carthusianus
By
which
also
.
Vult
itaque
that
Christ
who
in
our
time
came
cloathed
with
the
flesh
,
and
preached
vnto
men
the
way
of
salu●tion
,
himselfe
also
before
the
floud
comming
in
spirit
,
preached
to
them
who
then
were
vnbeleeuing
:
For
he
himselfe
by
his
Spirit
was
in
&c.
And
so
S.
in
those
words
doth
manifestlie
implie
the
diuinitie
of
Christ
,
and
that
in
him
there
is
one
person
of
two
natures
.
Tim.
3.
16.
Manifested
in
the
flesh
,
iustified
in
the
spirit
you
may
finde
the
opposition
alike
in
both
,
betweene
flesh
and
spirit
,
that
is
,
humanitie
and
Deitie
.
In
spirit
per
operationem
Spiritus
sancti
declared
mightilie
to
be
the
sonne
of
God
by
the
spirit
by
his
diuinity
,
So
was
he
quickened
or
raised
againe
from
the
dead
,
by
the
spirit
Are
in
prison
were
in
prison
Were
in
prison
Lastly
,
to
prooue
that
Priests
may
marrie
,
they
translate
Saint
thus
,
Haue
we
not
power
to
lead
about
a
wife
being
a
sister
,
putting
in
the
word
most
falslie
as
their
elder
translation
telleth
them
.
And
if
wee
may
beleeue
S.
himselfe
,
he
was
vnmarried
.
For
so
he
saith
plainly
in
the
same
Epistle
,
and
therefore
what
is
this
but
plaine
corruption
?
a
Bishop
must
be
the
husband
of
one
wife
?
Who
goeth
a
warfare
at
any
time
of
his
owne
cost
?
&c.
If
we
haue
sowen
vnto
you
spirituall
things
,
is
it
a
great
matter
if
we
reape
your
carnall
?
All
the
Apostles
excepting
had
wines
,
and
h●st
.
Eccles.
lib.
30.
cap.
Clemens
Alexandrinus
Peter
,
Philip
as
well
as
other
Apostles
and
the
brethren
of
the
Lord
and
Cephas
.
in
a
certaine
Epistle
,
maketh
mention
of
his
wife
,
whom
hee
therefore
did
not
lead
about
with
him
,
that
more
easily
and
freelie
he
might
performe
his
ministerie
.
Mariage
is
honourable
amongst
all
men
,
and
the
bed
vndefiled
.
If
then
they
be
learned
malition
flie
corrupt
the
text
,
who
wil
trust
them
with
the
interpretation
?
as
for
vnlearned
Protestants
,
how
can
they
gather
a
true
sense
out
of
a
corrupted
sentence
?
can
a
streight
line
be
drawen
by
a
crooked
Rule
?
secundum
currentem
Ecclesiae
sensum
Intellectus
currit
cumpraxi
.
The
vnderstanding
of
the
scriptures
runneth
with
the
practise
,
which
practise
interpreteth
the
scripture
at
one
time
after
one
sort
,
at
another
time
after
another
sort
.
Out
of
the
premisses
we
may
learne
the
cause
why
we
haue
such
vnity
in
faith
to
be
,
for
that
we
acknowledge
an
infallible
Iudge
,
for
the
expounding
of
the
Scriptures
,
and
though
in
other
thinges
wee
haue
dissention
,
as
fell
out
likewise
betwixt
Saint
and
no
time
hath
been
free
from
such
scandals
:
yet
we
keep
all
one
and
the
same
Catholike
faith
through
the
world
,
and
the
cause
why
the
Protestants
haue
such
mortal
dissention
in
matters
of
faith
without
all
hope
of
agreement
,
is
for
that
they
acknowledge
not
any
infallible
and
certaine
Iudge
for
the
interpretation
of
the
scriptures
:
For
they
will
be
tried
by
nothing
but
by
the
Scripture
,
and
if
we
presse
them
that
the
scriptures
may
be
falsly
expounded
,
them
they
repaire
to
the
spirit
,
and
if
we
tell
them
of
Iohn
,
that
we
must
not
beleeue
euery
spirit
,
then
for
trial
of
the
spirit
,
back
againe
they
post
to
the
scripture
,
and
so
if
they
be
vrged
on
forward
,
they
runne
round
from
the
scripture
to
the
spirit
,
&
from
the
spirit
to
the
scripture
world
without
end
.
And
so
whilest
their
spirits
agree
not
togeither
,
we
see
them
about
manie
articles
of
faith
,
as
about
the
descending
of
Christ
into
hell
,
about
the
lawfulnesse
of
Archbishops
,
and
Bishops
,
like
the
campe
of
the
to
haue
turned
their
weapons
to
mutuall
destruction
,
and
to
lie
lugging
together
by
the
eares
,
in
endlesse
brawles
and
contentions
.
Crucific
him
,
crucifie
him
that
brought
the
people
out
of
the
land
of
Egypt
,
Esay
.
Say
ye
not
a
confederacie
to
all
them
,
to
whom
this
people
saieth
a
confederacie
,
but
rather
to
the
law
and
to
the
testimonie
,
though
the
people
be
gathered
together
in
heapes
,
they
shall
be
broken
in
peeces
,
and
though
they
take
counsell
together
,
yet
it
shall
bee
brought
to
nought
,
though
they
pronounce
a
decree
,
it
shall
not
stand
.
The
Kings
of
the
earth
stand
vp
,
and
the
rulers
take
councell
together
against
the
Lord
,
and
against
his
Christ
any
man
confesse
Christ
,
he
shall
be
cast
out
of
the
Synagogue
,
Doth
any
of
the
rulers
or
of
the
Pharisees
beleeue
in
him
they
onelie
knowe
the
Lawe
.
This
people
which
know
not
the
law
are
accursed
.
them
,
and
they
after
him
may
tumble
downe
into
the
bottomlesse
pitte
of
hell
by
hy
heapes
,
That
there
is
originall
sinne
.
2.
That
by
propagation
it
is
spreade
ouer
all
mankinde
from
That
the
effectes
thereof
are
all
the
calamities
which
continually
waite
vpon
mans
life
Quod
vniuerso
mortalium
generi
naturae
necessitate
insidet
&
cum
quo
omnes
illas
calamitates
hausimus
quibus
hominum
vita
continenter
premitur
.
That
by
necessitie
of
nature
it
cleaueth
to
all
mankinde
,
wherewithall
we
haue
drawen
all
those
calamities
wherewith
mans
life
is
continually
pressed
)
one
Catholike
faith
in
this
point
:
pluri●a
mala
quibus
ecclesia
his
nostris
temporibus
perturbatur
,
eriam
de
peccato
originali
,
eiusque
remedio
,
non
solum
vetera
,
sedetiam
noua
dissidia
excitanit●i
.
Among
many
euils
wherewith
the
Church
of
God
in
these
our
times
is
troubled
,
the
Diuel
hath
raised
vp
not
only
old
,
but
new
dissentions
about
originall
sin
,
and
the
remedie
thereof
.
Ita
peccati
huius
immanissioni
natura
latet
,
&
atrocissimi
Syderis
omnia
populantis
ratio
est
innoluta
,
vt
nulla
in
re
sit
doctorum
hominum
mator
varietas
&
concertatio
.
i.
The
nature
of
this
most
monstrous
&
haynous
sin
,
that
makes
hauocke
of
all
,
is
so
intricate
,
that
about
no
point
there
is
greater
varietie
and
contention
among
learned
men
.
how
originall
sinne
which
he
calleth
Tetrum
&
immane
facinus
,
a
foule
and
monstrous
wickednesse
could
cleaue
vnto
little
children
,
that
scarcely
liued
to
see
the
light
,
nor
euer
had
anie
power
to
will
?
Catholike
faith
vllius
Concilij
authoritate
sedata
,
appeased
by
the
authoritie
of
no
Councel
,
quot
capita
tot
sensus
,
how
many
heads
so
many
opinions
,
originall
sinne
the
flesh
wherein
dwelleth
no
good
thing
,
that
sinne
that
dwelleth
in
vs
,
wherewith
we
are
so
yoaked
,
that
it
is
alwaies
present
with
vs
,
a
lawe
in
our
members
,
rebelling
against
the
lawe
of
the
minde
,
and
leading
vs
captiue
to
the
lawe
of
sinne
,
that
is
in
our
members
Beholde
I
was
borne
in
iniquitie
,
and
in
sin
hath
my
mother
conceiued
me
,
all
the
frame
of
the
thoughts
of
mans
heart
,
is
onely
euill
continuallie
,
that
in
vs
,
that
is
in
our
flesh
dwelleth
no
good
thing
be
dead
in
trespasses
and
sinnes
,
and
therefore
to
be
the
children
of
wrath
.
and
the
same
Cutholike
faith
in
all
the
world
.
and
sorunne
round
from
the
Scriptures
to
the
Spirit
,
and
from
the
Spirit
to
the
Scriptures
world
without
end
,
de
necessitate
salutis
.
To
be
subiect
to
the
Pope
of
Ro●●e
is
n●cessaerie
to
saluation
for
euerie
creature
,
the
Pope
is
the
heade
of
the
vniuersal
Church
,
Tues
Peirus
&
super
hane
petram
&c.
Thou
art
and
vpon
this
rocke
I
wil
build
my
Church
,
&
tibi
dabo
claues
to
thee
I
wil
giue
the
keies
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
&
pasce
oues
me
as
,
feed
my
sheep
,
feed
my
lambes
.
The
Pope
is
head
of
the
vniuersall
Church
.
the
Fathers
the
Pope
The
descending
of
Christ
into
hell
,
and
the
lawfulnes
of
Archbishops
and
Bishops
.
as
Ruffinus
Sci●naū
est
quod
in
Ecclesiae
Romana
Symbolo
non
habetur
additum
We
,
must
know
that
it
is
not
found
added
in
the
Creede
of
the
Romane
Church
,
neither
is
the
canse
receiued
among
the
East
Churches
.
Sepultus
est
,
he
was
buried
.
Augustine
Abrahams
bosome
is
any
part
of
holl
,
that
it
is
called
hell
,
where
the
soules
of
the
righteous
do
rest
.
Christs
descending
into
hell
Non
est
necessaria
presentia
animae
Christi
&c.
The
presence
of
Christs
soule
to
inlighten
the
Fathers
with
the
diuine
vision
of
him
,
is
not
necessarie
,
yet
it
seemed
to
be
of
congruitio
that
it
should
be
present
while
that
was
in
doing
.
Seeing
therefore
the
Church
of
Christ
continueth
visible
for
●uer
,
as
ours
hath
done
and
not
theirs
:
wee
haue
the
auncient
Fathers
for
patrones
of
our
cause
,
they
be
destitute
of
all
antiquitie
:
we
haue
the
truth
in
many
points
according
to
their
owne
confessione
,
and
they
consequentlie
falshood
:
wee
haue
the
Scriptures
and
their
true
interpretation
,
they
onelie
the
bare
name
,
and
priuate
erroneous
exposition
:
I
conclude
,
that
whosoeuer
will
be
saued
,
must
not
heare
them
,
but
embrace
our
old
Catholike
&
Apostolike
faith
.
Romish
Antichrist
●he
God
of
this
world
hath
blinded
their
ei●s
,
that
the
light
of
the
glorious
Gospell
of
Christ
should
not
shine
vnto
them
:
ornaments
,
carpets
,
and
layes
of
Egypt
,
Mirrhe
,
Aloes
,
and
Cinamon
,
the
mother
of
whoredomes
and
abhominations
,
that
sitteth
vpon
a
scarlet
coloured
beast
,
and
is
arrayed
in
purple
and
scarlet
,
and
guided
with
gold
,
and
precious
stones
,
and
pearles
,
and
hath
a
cup
of
gold
in
her
hand
full
of
abhominations
,
and
filthinesse
of
her
fornications
.
originall
sinne
and
the
fruit
therof
,
concupiscence
,
free
will
,
instification
,
the
vse
of
good
workes
,
the
Sacraments
Deitie
;
the
Trinitie
,
prouidence
,
touching
Christ
,
his
person
,
natures
,
offices
,
mediation
,
and
our
redemption
by
him
touching
the
holie
Ghost
,
and
his
operation
in
the
Church
●ouching
the
Catholike
Church
,
the
communion
of
Saints
,
and
all
necessarie
parts
thereof
,
touching
remission
of
sinnes
,
touching
the
resurrection
and
eternall
life
.
Foundations
of
faith
and
other
pointes
whereabout
the
learned
stayd
best
defenders
of
the
Catholike
rule
doe
not
agree
yelw
,
●hout
impeachment
to
the
frame
of
faith
.
Beleeue
assuredly
,
and
holde
for
certaine
,
that
no
Heretike
and
Schismatike
,
that
vniteth
not
himselfe
to
the
Catholike
Church
againe
,
how
great
almes
so-euer
hee
giue
,
yea
or
shed
his
bloud
for
Christes
name
,
can
possibly
be
saued
.
For
manie
heretikes
by
the
cloake
of
Christes
cause
,
deceiuing
the
simple
suffer
much
,
but
where
no
true
faith
is
,
there
is
no
iustice
,
because
the
iust
liueth
by
faith
:
so
it
is
also
of
Schismatikes
,
because
where
charitie
is
not
,
no
iustice
can
be
there
,
which
of
they
had
,
they
would
neuer
plucke
in
peeces
the
bodie
of
Christ
which
is
the
Church
.
A
Sentence
of
S.
worthie
to
be
noted
,
of
such
as
thinke
that
men
which
liue
vertuouslie
,
may
goe
to
heauen
,
though
they
beleeue
not
the
Catholike
faith
,
nor
be
members
of
his
true
Church
.
For
as
most
certaine
it
is
,
that
none
which
beleeue
not
all
the
articles
of
the
Catholike
faith
,
can
be
saued
,
though
to
the
eies
of
the
world
be
liue
or
die
neuer
so
well
;
for
without
faith
it
is
(
as
saith
)
vnpossible
to
please
God
.
And
S.
telleth
vs
,
that
whosoeuer
will
be
saued
,
before
all
things
it
is
necessarie
that
he
holde
the
Catholike
faith
,
which
faith
without
euerie
one
shall
keepe
whole
and
inviolate
,
without
doubt
he
shall
perish
for
euer
:
so
no
lesse
certaine
it
is
,
that
although
we
beleeue
neuer
so
well
,
yet
if
we
liue
not
according
to
that
faith
,
and
so
abstaine
from
communicating
with
heretiques
in
their
seruice
and
Sacraments
,
we
cannot
be
saued
.
For
hee
that
shall
denie
Christ
before
men
,
Christ
also
will
denie
him
before
his
Father
in
heauen
,
as
himselfe
saith
.
And
if
we
may
without
sinne
temporize
and
frame
our
conscience
according
to
the
law
,
when
shall
we
take
vp
our
Crosse
and
follow
Crist
,
as
himselfe
willeth
vs
?
And
what
meant
the
blessed
Apostles
and
so
manie
1000.
of
Martyrs
to
shed
their
bloud
for
Christ
,
of
an
inward
and
secret
faith
might
haue
brought
them
to
heauen
,
and
they
might
outwardlie
haue
yeelded
to
Princes
lawes
,
and
keepe
their
conscience
to
themselues
?
This
doctrine
Christes
seruants
know
not
it
is
deuised
only
for
the
colde
comfort
of
such
as
loue
this
world
too
much
,
and
feare
persecution
.
But
let
such
thinke
of
this
saying
of
our
Sauiour
and
let
them
imitate
noble
who
rather
made
choise
of
cruell
death
,
then
to
dissemble
in
the
cause
of
religion
,
and
do
that
with
the
scandal
of
others
,
which
of
it selfe
was
no
sinne
at
all
.
De
fide
and
Pet.
Diac.
cap.
Firmly
beleeue
,
&
by
no
meanes
doubt
that
euery
heretike
or
schismatike
,
being
baptized
in
the
name
of
the
Father
,
and
of
the
Sonne
,
and
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
how
great
almes
soeuer
he
do
,
yea
though
hee
shed
his
bloud
for
Christs
name
,
yet
if
he
be
not
gathered
to
the
Catholike
Church
,
by
no
meanes
can
be
saued
.
Catholike
faith
,
nor
bee
members
of
his
true
Church
cannot
be
saued
.
that
if
men
beleeue
neuer
so
well
,
yet
if
they
liue
not
according
to
the
faith
,
and
so
absteine
from
communicating
with
heretiks
in
their
seruice
and
sacraments
they
cannot
be
saued
,
that
outwardly
haue
yeelded
to
Princes
Lawes
,
and
keepe
their
consciences
to
themselues
.
Catholike
Church
,
Catholike
Faith
,
and
Heretikes
or
Schismatikes
:
Catholike
Church
Catholike
Faith
Heretikes
or
Schismatikes
That
although
men
liue
and
die
neuer
so
vertuously
,
yet
except
they
beleeue
the
Catholike
faith
,
and
be
members
of
the
true
church
they
cannot
be
saued
.
though
a
man
liue
or
die
neuer
so
well
yet
he
cannot
be
saued
except
he
hold
the
Catholike
Faith
&
be
a
member
of
the
true
church
,
because
without
faith
he
cannot
please
God
.
There
were
that
sayed
they
were
Iewes
&
were
the
Synagogue
of
Sathan
In
the
Scriptures
Donatistes
)
we
haue
learned
Christ
,
and
in
the
Scriptures
we
haue
learned
the
Church
:
These
Scriptures
we
haue
common
to
vs
both
,
why
do
wee
not
in
them
reteine
in
common
both
Christ
and
the
Church
?
Behold
the
scriptures
are
common
to
vs
both
;
Behold
where
we
haue
knowen
Christ
;
Behold
where
we
haue
knowen
the
Church
.
a
man
beleeue
them
whole
and
inuiolate
,
he
shall
perish
for
euer
.
Euerie
one
must
beleeue
that
will
be
saued
.
the
power
of
God
to
saluation
to
euery
one
that
beleeueth
,
by
which
faith
,
the
iust
man
shal
liue
,
although
we
beleeue
neuer
so
well
,
yet
if
we
liue
not
according
to
faith
,
and
so
absteine
from
communicating
with
Heretikes
in
their
seruice
and
sacraments
we
cannot
be
saued
.
it
is
of
necessity
of
saluation
that
euery
soule
be
subiect
to
the
Pope
,
that
the
Pope
hath
power
to
accurse
and
d●pose
Princes
,
and
absolue
their
subiects
from
all
their
allegeance
that
no
man
ought
to
obey
a
prince
excommunicate
by
the
Pope
,
or
deposed
by
him
:
Gehenna
,
in
he●
,
fire
,
whither
the
Pope
dra●eth
innumerable
soules
with
him
to
be
tormented
with
euerlasting
fire
.
P●us
S.
Nicholas
Sanders
tandemres
deducta
est
,
&c.
Now
then
the
matter
is
brought
to
this
point
,
that
an
Hereticall
Kinge
must
bee
remooued
from
the
kingdome
which
hee
holdeth
ouer
Christians
.
And
because
the
crime
for
which
hee
is
to
be
remooued
is
committed
against
faith
,
doubtlesse
it
belongeth
chiefly
to
the
Bishops
both
to
pronounce
the
Kinge
himselfe
an
Heretike
,
or
otherwise
an
Apostata
,
and
also
to
declare
that
his
subiects
are
from
thence
foorth
free
of
yeelding
obedience
vnto
him
,
&
that
they
ought
to
do
their
best
that
another
may
withall
speed
be
supplied
in
his
roomth
.
Who
seeth
not
that
vtterly
it
abhorreth
from
the
saluation
of
mens
soules
to
suffer
him
to
raigne
ouer
the
faithfull
who
is
himselfe
an
infidell
?
is
deuised
only
for
the
cold
confort
of
such
as
loue
the
world
to
much
.
Beware
of
false
Prophets
Operam
perfect
.
10
Matth.
7.
hom.
19.
come
vnto
you
●●
Sheepes
clothing
,
but
inwardlie
they
are
reuening
wolues
.
Counfait
almes
(
saith
is
a
sheeps
garment
but
not
a
sheeps
worke
:
Counterfait
praier
is
a
sheeps
garment
,
but
no
sheeps
worke
Counterfait
fasting
is
a
sheepes
garment
but
no
sheepes
worke
.
So
are
all
other
shewes
of
pietie
wherwith
rauening
wolues
cloth
themselues
.
How
can
I
say
that
he
is
no
christian
,
whom
I
see
to
confesse
Christ
,
to
haue
an
Altar
,
to
offer
the
sacrifice
of
bread
and
wine
,
to
read
the
holy
scriptures
,
to
haue
all
the
order
of
priesthood
.
That
euen
an
Ape
hath
the
members
of
a
man
,
and
in
all
things
like
a
man
,
shall
we
therefore
say
that
it
is
a
man
.
So
likewise
Heresie
hath
and
imitateth
all
the
misteries
of
the
church
,
but
Heretikes
are
not
the
church
,
they
shew
to
be
grounded
christians
,
&
they
haue
their
churches
,
nay
they
gouerne
churches
,
&
yet
openly
anaucentiously
subuert
them
,
yea
they
are
so
multiplied
that
christians
seeme
rather
to
bee
wonderers
or
deceiuers
then
they
,
yet
are
they
inwardly
rauening
Wolues
,
because
they
seeke
not
to
saue
but
to
destroy
Christians
,
as
the
nature
of
the
Wolfe
is
.
By
their
fruites
yee
shall
knowe
them
.
The
fruite
of
a
man
is
the
confession
of
his
mouth
,
and
the
worke
of
his
conuersation
.
If
therefore
thou
see
a
Christian
man
,
consider
by
and
by
whether
his
confession
agree
with
the
Scriptures
;
if
it
doe
,
he
is
a
true
Christian
:
but
if
it
be
not
as
Christ
hath
commaunded
,
he
is
a
false
Christian
.
For
so
writing
in
his
Epistle
of
heretikes
,
said
not
,
If
anie
man
come
vnto
you
not
hauing
the
name
of
Christ
,
Say
not
vnto
him
God
speed
,
but
if
any
man
bring
not
this
doctrine
.
Doth
a
sheep
at
anie
time
persecute
the
Wolfe
,
or
rather
the
Woolfe
the
sheepe
.
So
and
not
and
not
the
Iewes
Christ
,
and
not
Christ
the
Iewes
,
heretikes
Christians
,
and
not
Christians
heretikes
.
Therefore
by
their
fruites
yee
shall
knowe
them
.
For
if
a
Woolfe
be
couered
with
a
sheepes
skinne
,
how
shall
a
man
knowe
him
,
but
either
by
his
voice
or
by
his
deede
?
But
what
fruits
do
they
bring
forth
,
As
a
thorne
or
a
bramble
,
of
what
side
soeuer
you
view
it
,
hath
prickles
,
so
of
what
side
soeuer
you
consider
the
seruants
of
the
diuell
,
they
are
full
of
iniquities
.
If
he
speake
,
he
speakes
deceitfullie
:
if
he
holde
his
peace
,
he
museth
of
euill
.
If
he
be
angrie
,
he
is
mad
,
if
he
deale
patientlie
,
he
waiteth
for
a
time
to
hurt
,
and
considereth
of
some
opportunitie
when
he
may
doe
mischiefe
.
If
he
do
euill
,
he
is
not
ashamed
,
●f
he
doe
well
,
hee
doth
it
for
vaine
glorie
because
of
men
.
Anathema
as
an
heathen
or
Publican
.
they
ruling
the
Church
,
doe
openlie
and
licentiouslie
subuert
the
Church
:
wo●nds
,
troubles
,
and
manifold
mischiefes
,
By
their
fruites
therefore
you
shall
knowe
them
:
Catholike
faith