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Edward
Stillingfleet
R.
W.
Henry
Mortlock
And
what
can
they
give
us
in
exchange
for
these
?
for
the
Beast
with
seven
Heads
and
ten
Horns
City
upon
seven
Hills
Stillingfleet
against
Ignatius
Loyola
he
should
be
sure
to
come
behind
the
Devil
,
if
he
would
drive
him
out
N.
O.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
Stillingfleeton
Holy
Chair
J.
V.
C.
holy
Potion
J.
V.
C.
the
Leviathan
sporting
in
the
waters
,
T.
G.
Learned
Treatise
A
Collection
of
several
Treatises
against
Doct.
Stillingfleet
.
or
they
damn
the
execrable
Covenant
?
the
union
of
nothing
with
nothing
,
an
incomprehensible
Nothing
Roman
Churches
devotions
and
Doctrine
of
Repentance
and
Indulgencies
,
S.
C.
that
where
the
Church
hath
defined
nothing
in
her
Councils
,
it
is
to
no
purpose
to
object
that
such
Doctrines
are
taught
by
some
in
it
;
for
those
who
defend
their
separation
from
the
Communion
of
a
Church
by
reason
of
its
erroneous
or
corrupt
Doctrines
must
make
it
appear
that
those
are
taught
by
it
,
and
the
belief
of
them
also
exacted
from
its
subjects
.
S.
C.
N.
O.
the
Doctrine
of
the
efficacy
of
the
Sacraments
and
of
Indulgences
Baptism
and
Penance
which
confer
justifying
Grace
do
require
a
subject
rightly
disposed
Confirmation
,
Eucharist
and
Extreme
unction
,
do
require
the
receiver
to
be
actually
in
a
State
of
Grace
Indulgences
,
that
the
benefit
of
them
doth
suppose
a
man
put
into
a
State
of
Grace
by
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
imperfect
contrition
or
attrition
although
it
cannot
bring
men
to
justification
without
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
,
yet
it
doth
dispose
men
for
obtaining
the
Grace
of
God
by
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
.
that
the
Sacraments
do
conferr
Grace
on
all
those
who
are
disposed
to
receive
it
a
grief
of
mind
and
detestation
of
sin
committed
,
with
a
purpose
of
sinning
no
more
imperfect
contrition
this
attrition
must
exclude
voluntatem
peccandi
,
O.
N.
propositum
non
peccandi
de
caetero
O.
N.
an
imperfect
purpose
of
not
sinning
.
O.
N.
Melchior
Canus
although
a
man
knows
he
hath
not
contrition
but
bare
attrition
,
he
may
come
to
the
Sacrament
and
receive
grace
by
it
because
Baptism
and
Penance
,
are
and
therefore
those
who
are
under
mortal
sin
if
they
have
attrition
whereby
the
impediment
is
removed
may
not
only
come
to
them
,
but
go
away
with
the
Grace
conferred
,
because
the
Sacraments
always
conferr
Grace
,
where
the
impediment
is
removed
.
And
he
is
followed
herein
,
Lopez
,
Pesantius
,
Nicol.
Isambertus
Jesuitical
Casuists
Jesuits
Morals
Provincial
letters
Filliutius
,
Amicus
,
Sa
,
Escobar
,
Bauny
,
O.
N.
Paul
Layman
true
contrition
is
not
necessary
to
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
after
the
commission
of
mortal
sin
,
but
attrition
is
sufficient
although
a
man
know
it
to
be
only
attrition
.
Cardinal
Tolet
attrition
only
serves
when
it
is
mistaken
for
contrition
Cardinal
Lugo
that
attrition
with
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
is
sufficient
for
the
Grace
of
Justification
Suarez
,
Vasquez
Council
,
that
attrition
is
the
next
disposition
to
the
Grace
of
justification
conveyed
by
the
Sacrament
an
imperfect
love
of
God
above
all
O.
N.
that
a
man
is
not
bound
always
to
contrition
for
his
sins
although
they
be
mortal
if
he
were
,
then
a
man
having
attrition
cannot
be
excused
but
only
by
invincible
Ignorance
from
a
new
mortal
sin
in
coming
to
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
without
contrition
,
because
some
time
is
commonly
supposed
to
intervene
between
a
mans
attrition
and
his
justification
by
the
Sacrament
,
in
which
time
he
would
sin
mortally
by
omitting
contrition
,
if
he
were
obliged
to
it
;
but
this
,
is
against
the
common
opinion
of
Divines
,
that
a
man
contracts
any
new
guilt
by
omitting
contrition
.
that
a
man
that
hath
received
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
with
bare
attrition
is
not
bound
,
under
the
guilt
of
mortal
sin
,
for
omitting
it
,
to
an
act
of
contrition
at
the
point
of
death
;
which
is
,
the
commonly
received
opinion
among
them
,
and
he
quotes
Diana
,
Coninch
,
Becanus
,
Layman
,
Fagundez
,
Faber
,
Turrianus
,
Salas
because
Confessors
do
not
think
themselves
obliged
to
put
men
in
mind
of
an
act
of
contrition
at
that
time
as
necessary
,
as
common
experience
shews
.
Gregor.
de
Valentiâ
it
is
rather
a
hindrance
to
the
effect
of
the
Sacraments
.
that
a
Confessor
ought
not
to
perswade
the
Penitent
to
Contrition
;
nor
the
penitent
to
endeavour
after
it
.
that
grave
men
and
famous
in
their
Church
do
assert
that
a
Penitent
having
received
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
,
is
not
bound
to
so
much
as
one
act
of
contrition
or
the
Love
of
God
in
order
to
his
reconciliation
with
God
.
although
a
man
hath
hated
God
to
the
last
act
of
his
life
if
he
receives
the
Sacrament
of
Penance
,
they
deny
that
it
is
necessary
for
him
to
be
contrite
for
his
sins
or
to
love
God
.
that
the
excellency
of
the
Evangelical
Sacraments
above
the
legal
consists
in
this
,
that
the
Evangelical
Sacraments
have
freed
us
from
the
most
heavy
yoke
〈◊〉
of
contrition
and
the
Love
of
God
.
Jews
,
Turks
Pagan
Philosophers
falling
into
the
ditch
whe●
the
Blind
lead
the
Blind
,
great
sinners
A.
D.
Alexander
.
7.
straitly
forbidding
all
persons
in
their
debates
about
Attrition
,
to
condemn
each
other
Whether
bare
attrition
doth
require
an
act
of
the
love
of
God
although
the
Negative
the
more
common
opinion
,
yet
the
Pope
would
not
have
the
others
that
affirmed
it
to
be
censured
.
of
the
leaven
of
the
Pharisees
.
yes
,
without
doubt
you
may
,
for
although
there
be
abundance
of
Thieves
and
High-waymen
,
yet
the
Prince
or
the
State
never
approved
them
,
or
gave
them
licence
to
rob
Travellers
.
O.
N.
the
Church
hath
not
decreed
them
.
Antiphrasis
,
Reason
and
Religion
Caput
Mortuum
lgnatius
Loyola
Secular
Priests
Ignatius
Loyola
The
first
was
Now
mark
this
Answer
Welfare
the
man
for
his
plain-dealing
;
the
Doctrine
it
seems
is
enough
,
but
the
people
are
not
fit
to
be
trusted
with
the
management
of
it
,
no
,
no
,
no
,
let
the
alone
with
these
things
,
they
know
just
the
very
nick
of
time
,
when
to
be
Iudges
and
Executioners
too
.
the
Popes
power
of
deposing
Princes
,
You
are
then
to
know
,
Sir
,
that
the
Doctrine
was
long
ago
taught
by
almost
all
Orders
and
Professions
,
Seculars
,
Regulars
,
Divines
,
Lawyers
,
before
the
Jesuits
were
in
Being
.
What
wonder
then
and
3.
or
4.
more
Jesuits
were
carried
away
with
such
a
Torrent
of
Doctors
who
went
before
them
?
Nay
,
Sir
,
I
beseech
you
to
excuse
me
in
that
:
about
the
Popes
power
〈◊〉
absolving
Subjects
,
I
beg
leave
to
wave
such
curious
controversie●
:
curious
controversies
curious
controversies
curious
▪
curious
controversies
practical
Countries
speculative
place
But
doth
he
not
say
the
Jesuits
have
solemnly
renounced
the
Doctrine
?
the
lawfulness
of
killing
Kings
he
cannot
name
the
person
that
ever
taught
it
in
those
Terms
:
Dominicus
Soto
and
Marian
Ja●
senists
Seasonable
Discour●
to
go
into
where
there
are
so
many
Papist
and
Protestant
Princes
,
Noble
men
and
Gentlemen
,
that
have
(
especially
since
the
Treaty
at
either
Bishopricks
,
Abbeys
or
the
like
confirmed
to
them
by
the
Pope
.
Mother
of
Devotion
Pope
Innocents
Bull
Null
the
Treaty
at
A.
D.
prejudicial
to
the
Catholick
Religion
,
to
the
Apostolical
See
,
to
Churches
and
other
Holy
Places
and
Persons
and
Ecclesiastical
Rights
.
that
his
Nuncio
there
did
protest
against
these
Articles
,
as
void
,
null
,
unjust
,
and
agreed
upon
by
persons
that
had
no
power
,
and
that
they
were
to
be
so
looked
on
by
all
.
But
the
Pope
did
not
think
this
sufficient
,
all
those
Articles
that
related
to
liberty
of
Religion
,
Church-lands
,
or
any
Ecclesiastical
Rights
,
or
brought
any
the
least
prejudice
to
them
or
might
be
thought
or
pretended
so
to
do
,
to
be
null
,
void
,
invalid
,
unjust
,
damned
,
reprobate
,
vain
,
and
without
any
force
or
power
,
and
that
they
shall
remain
so
for
ever
;
and
that
no
person
,
though
never
so
much
sworn
to
observe
those
articles
shall
be
bound
by
such
oath
;
no
right
,
title
,
plea
,
prescription
,
shall
accrue
to
any
by
vertue
of
them
:
and
therefore
out
of
the
Plenitude
of
Apostolical
power
he
doth
absolutely
damn
,
reprobate
,
null
and
cassate
all
those
articles
and
protests
before
God
of
the
nullity
of
them
;
and
restores
all
persons
and
places
to
their
ancient
possessions
notwithstanding
them
,
Rome
apud
Sanctam
Mariam
Majorem
sub
Annulo
Piscatoris
die
26
Novemb.
Jan.
1651.
crammed
with
nothing
else
but
what
we
know
to
be
false
,
I.
S.
Dragons
Tayl
T.
G's
E.
W.
those
two
learned
Treatises
T.
G.
Protestancy
without
Principles
,
and
Religion
and
Reason
)
with
dissenting
from
the
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
in
accusing
the
Church
of
of
Idolatry
Book
of
Homilies
That
Popish
Images
and
the
Idols
of
the
Gentils
are
all
one
concerning
themselves
.
2.
That
they
have
been
and
be
worshipped
in
our
time
in
like
form
and
manner
as
were
the
Idols
of
the
Gentils
.
And
for
that
Idolatry
standeth
chiefly
in
the
mind
,
it
shall
in
this
part
first
be
proved
that
our
Image-maintainers
,
have
had
and
have
the
same
opinions
and
judgement
of
Saints
whose
Images
they
have
made
and
worshipped
as
the
Gentils
Idolaters
had
of
their
Gods
;
and
afterwards
shall
be
declared
that
our
Image-maintainers
and
worshippers
have
used
and
use
the
same
outward
rites
,
and
manner
of
honouring
,
and
worshipping
their
Images
,
as
the
Gentils
did
use
before
their
Idols
,
and
that
therefore
they
commit
Idolatry
,
as
well
inwardly
as
outwardly
,
as
did
the
wicked
Gentils
Idolaters
T.
G.
,
why
did
I
not
appeal
for
the
sense
of
our
Church
to
the
39.
Articles
?
the
Book
of
Homilies
The
second
Book
of
Homilies
the
several
Titles
whereof
we
have
joyned
under
this
Article
doth
contain
a
godly
and
wholesome
Doctrine
and
necessary
for
these
times
.
A.
D.
T.
G.
Roman
Church
Roman
Church
the
Homilies
contained
a
wholesome
and
Godly
Doctrine
,
Calvins
Institutions
wholesome
and
Godly
Doctrine
Homily
against
the
Peril
of
Idolatry
.
T.
C.
the
subscribing
the
Book
of
Homilies
,
as
containing
a
godly
and
wholesome
Doctrine
,
doth
not
evince
that
every
particular
Doctrine
contained
in
it
is
such
.
T.
G.
Peril
of
Idolatry
K.
Edward
VI.
A.
D.
the
suppression
of
Idolatry
and
Superstition
.
Edward
VI.
Arch-bishop
Cranmer
the
taking
away
Images
,
Pictures
,
and
all
other
Monuments
of
feigned
miracles
,
Pilgrimages
,
Idolatry
and
Superstition
.
Edward
VI.
the
Adoration
of
the
Host
is
expresly
called
Idolatry
.
T.
G.
it
is
not
yet
more
then
a
dozen
years
since
it
was
inserted
into
the
Communion
Book
Edward
VI.
Elizabeth
,
A.
D.
all
Shrines
,
Tables
,
Pictures
,
are
commanded
to
be
taken
away
and
destroyed
and
all
other
Monuments
of
feigned
miracles
,
Idolatry
and
Superstition
.
Church
of
Rome
A
form
of
Thanksgiving
Elizabeth
A.
D.
1594.
Popery
is
called
that
Idolatrous
Religion
:
Apology
for
the
Church
of
England
Church
of
England
Church
of
Rome
Idolatry
.
But
why
then
was
it
not
inserted
in
the
39.
Articles
?
T.
G.
the
Adoration
of
Images
is
not
rejected
as
Idolatry
,
but
only
as
a
fond
thing
,
vainly
invented
,
nor
as
repugnant
to
the
plain
words
of
Scripture
,
but
as
being
rather
repugnant
to
the
word
of
God
,
which
plainly
gives
us
to
understand
,
that
they
had
done
their
endeavours
to
find
a
command
but
could
not
.
adoration
of
images
adoration
of
images
The
Romish
Doctrine
concerning
worshipping
and
adoration
as
well
of
Images
as
of
Reliques
,
Church
of
Rome
adoration
of
images
rather
repugnant
immo
verbo
Dei
contradicit
Arch-Bishops
Whitgift
Abbot
as
Puritanically
inclined
George
Abbot
Arch-Bishop
of
Canterbury
Robert
Abbot
a
Bishop
of
Salisbury
was
suspended
from
his
Metropolitical
jurisdiction
.
Arch-Bishop
Whitgift
T.
C.
But
was
not
for
the
Dominicans
Puritans
Respons●
Prudentum
Arch-Bishop
Whitgift
But
if
these
will
not
serve
his
turn
,
〈◊〉
have
others
ready
,
whom
for
meer
sham●
he
will
not
say
were
And
the
first
of
these
is
an
too
,
and
that
is
and
if
he
be
cast
out
for
a
surely
there
never
was
any
Bishop
of
the
In
his
Sermon
preached
at
he
hath
these
words
speaking
of
the
I
hope
may
for
once
pass
for
no
But
what
will
he
say
,
if
the
only
persons
he
produces
as
most
partial
of
his
side
,
do
give
in
evidence
against
him
?
is
the
first
,
whose
words
are
these
in
the
Book
cited
by
him
.
&c.
What
thinks
he
,
is
not
this
all
one
as
to
charge
them
with
Idolatry
?
And
more
plainly
in
his
former
And
afterwards
saith
Thomas
Aquinas
His
next
is
And
now
I
hope
we
have
at
last
hit
upon
a
man
far
enough
from
being
a
yet
this
very
Person
gives
plain
evidence
against
him
.
For
i●
his
4th
.
Sermon
on
the
preached
a●
H●
hath
these
words
With
much
more
to
the
same
purpose
.
His
only
person
remaining
,
is
Mr.
a
man
of
excellent
Learning
and
great
piety
,
but
if
we
should
grant
,
that
he
held
some
thing
singular
in
this
matter
;
what
is
that
to
the
constant
opinion
of
our
Church
?
and
yet
even
Mr.
himself
in
a
paper
sent
by
him
〈◊〉
some
whom
know's
,
not
long
before
his
death
,
saith
,
So
that
upon
the
whole
matter
cannot
produce
any
on●
Person
of
our
Church
that
hath
clearly
an●
wholly
acquitted
the
Church
of
from
the
charge
of
Idolatry
.
It
seems
then
〈◊〉
Church
hath
been
made
up
of
sense
of
them
.
But
if
these
do
no●
satisfy
him
what
doth
he
think
of
the
and
Clergy
of
the
Were
〈◊〉
these
too
?
And
yet
in
the
sevent●
they
have
these
words
&c.
What
can
more
express
the
sense
of
our
Church
,
than
the
concurrent
opinion
of
of
both
met
in
When
we
see
they
so
lately
,
charged
the
Jewel
,
Bilson
,
Davenant
T.
G.
they
were
all
excepted
against
by
our
late
Soveraign
K.
in
his
third
paper
to
is
this
,
and
though
I
much
reverence
Bishop
s
memory
,
I
never
thought
him
infallible
.
Puritanically
inclined
from
the
Kings
reverencing
his
memory
,
from
his
not
thinking
him
Infallible
.
Pope
infallible
T.
G.
Puritan
,
Bilson
,
Davenant
,
White
,
Usher
,
Downam
,
T.
G.
Bishop
Davenant
he
is
none
of
those
to
whom
he
appealed
,
or
would
submit
unto
,
the
practice
of
the
primitive
Church
,
and
the
Universal
consent
of
Fathers
the
Primitive
times
the
Fathers
Primitive
Church
Bishop
White
Arch-Bishop
Laud
Heylin
reports
that
for
licensing
Bishop
it
was
said
,
that
White
was
turned
Black
.
Arch-Bishop
Usher
viz.
King
James
,
Bishop
Andrews
,
Arch-Bishop
Laud
,
Isaac
Casaubon
,
Doct.
Field
,
Doct.
Jackson
Bishop
Downam
,
Reynolds
,
Whitaker
,
King
James
that
in
the
place
cited
by
me
he
saith
expresly
,
that
what
he
condemns
is
adoring
of
Images
,
praying
to
them
,
and
imagining
a
kind
of
Sanctity
in
them
,
all
which
are
detested
by
Catholicks
.
King
James
But
for
worshipping
either
them
,
(
Reliques
)
or
Images
,
I
must
account
it
damnable
King
James
and
they
worship
(
forsooth
)
the
Images
of
things
in
Being
,
and
the
Image
of
the
true
God
.
But
Scripture
forbiddeth
to
worship
the
Image
of
any
thing
that
God
created
.
Yea
the
Image
of
God
himself
is
not
only
expresly
forbidden
to
be
worshipped
but
even
to
be
made
.
Let
them
therefore
that
maintain
this
doctrine
,
answer
it
to
Christ
at
the
latter
day
,
when
he
shall
accuse
them
of
Idolatry
;
And
then
I
doubt
if
he
will
be
paid
with
such
nice
Sophistical
distinctions
.
their
Doctrine
their
distinctions
King
James
viz.
that
they
charged
them
,
with
what
they
thought
they
did
,
but
the
Papists
deny
that
they
do
any
such
thing
:
i.
e.
T.
G.
they
professed
that
they
knew
God
but
in
works
they
denied
him
,
T.
G.
T.
G.
in
desiring
the
Reader
may
be
judge
between
us
,
whether
I
have
betrayed
my
trust
in
pretending
to
defend
the
Church
of
and
whether
in
charging
the
Church
of
with
Idolatry
I
have
contradicted
the
sense
of
it
?
her
most
true
and
Genuin
sons
by
this
charge
of
Idolatry
,
he
makes
me
to
subvert
the
very
foundation
of
Ecclesiastical
Authority
in
it
.
it
being
a
received
Maxime
and
not
being
denyable
by
any
man
of
common
sense
,
that
no
man
can
give
to
another
that
which
he
hath
not
himself
,
it
lies
open
to
the
Conscience
of
every
man
,
that
if
the
Church
of
be
guilty
of
Heresie
,
much
more
if
guilty
of
Idolatry
,
it
falls
under
the
Apostles
excommunication
.
and
so
remains
deprived
of
the
Lawful
Authority
to
use
and
exercise
the
power
of
Orders
;
and
consequently
the
Authority
of
Governing
,
preaching
and
Administring
the
Sacraments
,
which
those
of
the
challenge
to
themselves
,
as
deriv'd
from
the
can
be
no
true
and
lawful
Jurisdiction
,
but
usurped
and
Anti-Christian
.
T.
G.
Orders
a
Sacrament
an
indelible
character
that
denyed
the
validity
of
the
Sacrament
administred
by
one
in
mortal
sin
,
in
case
he
observes
the
essentials
of
it
▪
T.
G
▪
T.
G.
T.
G.
viz.
his
common
maxim
of
Reason
,
and
not
denyable
by
any
man
of
common
sense
that
no
man
can
give
to
another
,
that
which
he
hath
not
himself
But
,
methinks
,
if
had
forgotten
the
Doctrine
of
the
he
might
have
looked
into
some
one
or
other
of
their
own
Authors
to
have
informed
himself
better
of
their
Doctrine
in
this
matter
.
hath
a
Chapter
on
purpose
to
prove
that
and
saith
And
did
none
of
these
men
understand
the
principle
that
is
undenyable
by
any
man
of
common
sense
?
what
a
back-blow
is
this
to
those
of
his
own
Church
?
for
for
this
reason
And
this
Doctrine
they
all
ground
upon
St
discourse
against
the
and
upon
the
practice
of
the
at
that
time
which
did
receive
those
who
were
ordained
among
the
without
scrupling
their
Orders
;
as
not
only
appears
by
the
testimony
of
St.
but
by
the
decree
of
an
to
that
purpose
and
that
not
only
at
first
,
but
when
the
Schism
was
Grown
inveterate
.
And
yet
a
late
Doctor
of
the
tells
us
The
same
Author
vehemently
disputes
against
those
,
and
shews
that
Doctrine
hath
been
condemned
by
several
before
that
of
as
of
and
undertakes
to
answer
all
the
instances
brought
from
Antiquity
to
the
contrary
;
as
either
understood
of
such
hereticks
,
which
did
not
retain
the
essentials
of
the
Sacrament
or
only
implying
the
fault
committed
in
giving
or
receiving
them
at
the
hands
of
such
persons
,
but
not
any
invalidity
in
the
Sacrament
it self
.
And
afterwards
he
proves
that
But
if
these
,
and
many
others
of
their
later
Writers
will
not
satisfy
him
,
I
desire
him
to
consult
their
more
ancient
Authors
,
the
reason
he
gives
is
although
he
will
not
allow
it
to
be
called
a
For
several
,
especially
of
the
ancient
would
not
have
consecration
to
imprint
a
but
they
were
never
able
to
give
an
intelligible
account
of
what
they
meant
by
the
as
distinct
from
that
Sacramental
power
which
was
conveyed
by
and
they
granted
to
as
the
other
was
,
some
making
it
an
of
the
of
Priesthood
,
others
a
bare
added
to
it
;
but
however
they
held
it
such
as
could
no
more
be
taken
away
than
the
and
in
the
he
saith
But
I
need
not
mention
any
more
particular
Writers
,
since
Before
that
time
,
he
proves
at
large
that
it
was
more
disputable
,
as
appears
by
the
of
the
who
accounts
it
a
but
afterwards
St.
was
generally
received
both
among
the
and
is
now
become
a
matter
of
faith
in
the
Roman
Church
at
least
by
consequence
,
since
the
And
although
will
not
allow
yet
he
saith
By
this
we
may
judge
of
the
learning
and
skill
of
in
the
Doctrine
of
his
own
Church
.
Translations
of
Bishops
Ebbo
Arch-Bishop
of
Rhemes
,
whose
ordinations
were
nulled
by
and
the
Council
of
for
not
Pope
Constantine
Roman
Church
Basilius
,
Theodorus
Theodosius
,
Hypatius
to
be
worse
than
any
former
heresie
:
to
the
custom
of
the
Church
the
imposition
of
hands
which
had
been
ordained
by
Heretical
Bishops
,
John
Bishop
Sergius
,
Pyrrhus
,
Paulus
for
50.
years
together
Tarasius
they
had
no
other
ordinations
the
ordination
of
Heretical
Bishops
was
valid
.
Greek
Church
Greek
Church
Michael
Cerularius
Greek
Clergy-men
Latin
Bishops
Greek
Bishops
Latin
Bishops
Latin
Bishop
this
custom
is
allowed
in
the
Church
▪
Greek
Ordinations
Leo
Allatius
Isaacius
Habertus
Morinus
they
are
allowed
in
not
only
to
perform
other
parts
of
divine
service
according
to
their
customs
in
the
Church
of
St.
but
to
ordain
Priests
after
their
own
manner
T.
G.
his
undeniable
maxim
,
that
no
man
can
give
to
another
that
which
he
hath
not
himself
,
common
sense
Vales.
not
.
ad
Eusch.
he
makes
this
this
is
made
new
way
trouble
not
your self
our
own
side
will
be
sure
to
believe
me
.
that
my
book
is
answered
every
line
of
which
would
fetch
blood
tyed
my
tongue
broke
my
heart
fetched
one
drop
of
blood
we
are
not
Ignorant
railing
accusations
to
rebuke
them
who
when
he
was
reviled
,
reviled
not
again
,
good
for
evil
Iesus
Christ
Holy
Scriptures
Blasphemy
?
But
some
of
these
are
Canonized
Saints
,
as
divine
Revelation
among
us
of
us
try
the
Spirits
whether
they
be
of
God
or
no
,
i.
e.
Christian
Religion
and
me
some
interest
which
doth
byass
me
another
way
verily
believes
that
were
it
not
for
that
,
I
could
flurt
with
as
much
piquancy
and
railery
at
Christian
Religion
,
as
I
do
at
the
Roman
.
I
verily
believe
verily
believe
verily
believe
it
verily
believe
Christian
Religion
Christian
Religion
I
verily
believe
Melchior
Canus
Ludov.
Vives
verily
believe
Augean
Stable
to
make
sport
and
recreation
for
the
Atheist
and
debauched
,
to
turn
the
Inspirations
of
Holy-Scripture
into
matter
of
Drollery
and
Buffonry
,
second
Pamphlet
Christian
Religion
Catharine
,
&c.
Ignatius
Loyola
Stillingfleet
,
&c.
Romantick
Knights
that
I
would
treat
these
matters
seriously
,
and
lay
aside
drollery
.
Roman
Church
Roman
Church
Adversary
,
I.
W.
a
perjured
person
and
this
alone
may
suffice
to
annul
▪
whatever
he
has
hitherto
,
or
shall
hereafter
object
against
us
;
for
a
witness
,
who
has
been
once
palpably
conuinced
to
have
forsworn
or
contradicted
himself
in
matters
of
moment
,
besides
the
condign
punishment
he
is
lyable
unto
,
he
does
vacate
all
evidences
produced
by
him
,
against
his
Adversary
,
and
deserves
never
more
to
be
heard
against
him
in
any
Tribunal
.
Dr.
Still
.
against
Dr.
Still
.
I.
W.
stopping
my
mouth
for
ever
I.
W.
charge
of
Idolatry
Arch-bishop
Laud
Invocation
of
Saints
the
worship
of
Images
that
the
Church
of
and
we
do
not
differ
in
Fundamental
points
,
and
that
the
Church
of
is
therefore
a
true
Church
;
from
whence
he
inferrs
,
that
it
cannot
be
guilty
of
Idolatry
:
because
to
teach
that
,
would
be
a
Fundamental
errour
,
and
inconsistent
with
the
Being
of
a
true
Church
:
and
therefore
to
charge
the
Church
of
with
Idolatry
,
and
to
allow
it
to
be
a
true
Church
is
a
contradiction
.
I.
W.
true
Church
true
Church
ten
Tribes
Calves
of
Dan
and
Bethel
he
contradicted
himself
,
by
granting
them
a
true
Church
and
yet
charging
them
with
Idolatry
?
Iesus
Christ
Father
,
Son
Holy
Ghost
true
Church
Roman
Church
worship
of
Images
,
adoration
of
the
Host
,
Invocation
of
Saints
Roman
Church
true
Church
ten
Tribes
a
true
Church
true
man
the
true
notion
of
Idolatry
is
,
giving
the
honour
due
only
to
God
to
a
meer
creature
true
God
false
Gods
true
God
Supream
God
Supream
God
who
profess
that
they
know
God
,
but
in
works
they
deny
him
due
only
to
God
one
Soveraign
Power
true
God
a
true
Church
That
't
is
an
article
of
faith
,
and
a
Fundamental
point
of
Religion
,
that
the
honour
which
is
due
only
to
God
is
not
to
be
given
to
a
meer
creature
.
honour
which
is
due
only
to
God
,
may
be
given
to
a
creature
,
what
that
honour
is
which
is
due
only
to
God
:
due
to
God
that
they
acknowledge
it
to
be
Idolatry
to
give
that
honour
,
which
they
suppose
to
be
due
only
to
God
,
to
a
meer
creature
.
To
teach
Idolatry
is
to
err
against
the
formentioned
article
of
faith
and
Fundamental
point
of
Religion
to
teach
Idolatry
,
is
to
teach
that
the
honour
which
is
due
only
to
God
is
to
be
given
to
a
meer
creature
.
that
the
honour
which
is
due
only
to
God
is
to
be
given
to
a
creature
,
to
teach
Idolatry
is
to
teach
that
the
honour
which
is
due
only
to
God
is
to
be
given
to
a
creature
,
No
Church
which
doth
not
teach
this
can
be
guilty
of
Idolatry
Roman
Church
his
immediate
intention
was
,
not
to
clear
their
Church
from
Idolatry
,
but
to
accuse
me
of
a
contradiction
,
This
proposition
is
likewise
very
for
by
is
either
understood
and
then
I
affirm
,
that
a
which
doth
own
all
the
Fundamentals
of
doctrine
,
may
be
guilty
of
and
teach
those
things
,
wherein
it
lyes
;
but
if
by
be
meant
cannot
teach
the
Proposition
is
is
agreed
on
both
sides
That
the
Roman
Church
does
not
err
against
any
article
of
faith
or
Fundamental
point
of
Religion
Church
of
Rome
necessary
to
salvation
necessary
to
be
believed
Christian
Societies
Ecclesiastical
communion
Catholick
Church
Catholick
Church
necessary
articles
of
faith
particular
agreements
for
the
Churches
peace
.
articles
of
Religion
no
articles
of
faith
new
articles
of
faith
I.
W.
against
any
article
of
faith
,
or
any
point
necessary
to
salvation
essential
points
of
faith
ancient
Creeds
of
the
Catholick
Church
ancient
Creeds
major
Proposition
the
worship
of
Images
,
adoration
of
the
Host
,
Invocation
of
Saints
Father
,
Son
Holy
Ghost
moral
integrity
That
the
Church
of
did
not
err
I.
W.
a
true
Church
Apostles
Creed
I.
W.
that
the
same
argument
proves
the
Prophets
,
St.
p.
Evangelists
and
Holy
Ghost
himself
to
be
Idolaters
To
whom
will
ye
liken
God
?
or
what
likeness
will
ye
compare
to
him
?
It
is
he
that
sitteth
upon
the
circle
of
the
earth
,
they
saw
no
s●militude
of
God
Whoever
Worships
God
represented
in
a
way
far
inferiour
to
his
greatness
is
an
Idolater
;
but
whosoever
Worships
God
represented
to
him
without
the
Beatifical
vision
,
either
by
words
or
by
imaginations
as
well
as
Images
,
he
Worships
God
in
a
way
far
inferiour
to
his
greatness
whoever
worships
God
represented
unto
him
without
the
Beatifical
vision
is
an
Idolater
:
but
Dr.
Worships
God
without
the
Beatifical
vision
is
an
Idolater
that
I
cannot
so
much
as
think
of
God
without
Idolatry
my self
,
nor
Preach
of
him
without
provoking
others
to
it
.
imperfect
conceptions
unworthy
representations
in
the
Beatifical
vision
Old
man
sitting
in
Heaven
Roman
Church
that
Church
to
be
a
true
Church
,
and
therefore
to
be
a
true
way
to
salvation
:
Arch
B.
whom
I
defend
,
doth
grant
a
possibility
of
salvation
to
those
in
the
Church
of
the
Roman
Church
being
a
true
Church
:
a
right
Church
that
it
is
a
Church
and
a
true
Church
he
granted
,
but
not
a
right
Church
;
for
Truth
only
imports
the
Being
;
right
,
perfection
in
conditions
;
thus
a
Thief
is
a
true
man
,
though
not
an
upright
man
.
So
a
corrupt
Church
may
be
true
,
as
a
Church
is
a
company
of
men
which
profess
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
are
baptized
into
his
name
;
but
it
is
not
therefore
a
right
Church
either
in
Doctrine
or
Manners
It
is
true
in
that
sense
,
as
being
and
true
,
are
convertible
one
with
another
;
and
every
thing
that
hath
a
Being
is
truly
that
Being
which
it
is
in
truth
of
subtance
.
that
the
notion
of
a
Church
implyes
Integrity
and
Perfection
of
conditions
Metaphysically
true
Roman
Church
true
Church
Roman
Church
true
Church
To
the
question
that
was
asked
my
he
gives
this
Answer
and
after
explains
himself
more
fully
,
might
be
saved
saith
he
And
again
And
in
another
place
These
are
my
own
words
,
and
laid
together
in
my
of
him
,
which
ought
to
have
represented
,
if
he
had
designed
any
thing
but
Sophistry
and
trifling
.
But
his
game
had
been
then
quite
spoiled
;
the
fine
sport
of
making
contradictions
had
been
lost
,
and
his
cross
purposes
had
come
to
nothing
.
Whoever
is
in
a
condition
,
wherein
he
is
certainly
saved
,
is
in
no
danger
or
probability
of
being
damned
.
he
is
certainly
saved
is
in
no
danger
or
probability
of
being
damned
of
a
certain
way
to
salvation
,
to
be
in
a
certain
way
To
be
in
a
certain
way
,
He
that
is
in
a
certain
way
to
salvation
,
is
in
no
danger
or
probability
of
being
damned
,
i.
e.
that
he
is
in
a
way
which
in
it self
leads
to
Heaven
,
but
there
are
so
many
cross
and
by-paths
near
it
,
that
though
it
be
possible
for
him
to
hit
it
,
yet
it
is
extreamly
hazardous
,
Whoever
lives
and
dyes
in
a
true
way
to
salvation
,
having
conformed
to
its
directions
,
or
whoever
has
done
all
that
was
necessary
to
attain
unto
salvation
is
in
a
condition
,
wherein
he
is
certainly
saved
.
true
way
very
safe
secure
way
,
i.
e.
Roman
Church
safe
way
whoever
hath
done
all
that
was
necessary
to
attain
salvation
,
is
in
a
condition
wherein
he
is
certainly
saved
self-evidencing
cause
The
Roman
Church
is
a
true
way
to
salvation
,
and
teaches
all
that
is
necessary
to
attain
unto
it
.
This
is
granted
,
by
me
and
other
Protestants
,
when
we
acknowledge
the
Roman
Church
to
be
a
true
Church
true
way
to
salvation
whoever
lives
and
dyes
in
the
communion
of
the
Roman
Church
,
having
conformed
to
her
doctrine
,
lives
and
dyes
in
a
true
way
to
salvation
having
conformed
to
its
directions
,
and
has
done
all
that
was
necessary
to
attain
to
it
.
Roman
Church
a
safe
way
Roman
Church
Roman
Church
such
live
and
dye
in
a
true
way
to
salvation
a
true
Church
Proposition
,
That
a
possible
way
to
salvation
may
yet
be
very
dangerous
.
making
the
case
of
living
in
willful
sin
and
in
the
corruptions
of
the
Roman
Church
parallel
with
each
other
;
1.
because
I
will
not
grant
that
a
willful
sin
,
such
as
adultery
,
to
be
a
true
way
to
Heaven
true
way
to
Heaven
Because
I
grant
more
to
them
than
to
Iews
or
Pagans
,
yet
they
may
be
saved
if
they
do
repent
.
Roman
Church
.
3.
Because
I
grant
a
greater
capacity
of
salvation
to
Roman
Catholicks
than
they
do
to
Protestants
;
but
they
do
not
d●ny
it
to
Protestants
if
they
repent
.
Because
Arch-bishop
grants
a
greater
capacity
of
salvation
than
other
Protestants
That
this
is
in
effect
to
say
,
that
it
is
a
true
way
to
Heaven
if
they
go
out
of
it
.
a
certain
way
true
way
while
you
were
in
the
true
way
,
you
must
go
out
of
it
?
Roman
Church
it
was
a
new
crime
,
and
never
heard
of
before
.
I.
W.
doth
necessarily
contain
a
resistance
of
authority
By
Fanaticism
we
understand
either
an
Enthusiastick
way
af
Religion
,
or
resisting
authority
under
pretence
of
Religion
an
Enthusiastick
way
of
Religion
resistance
of
authority
under
the
pretence
of
Religion
.
the
Kings
deriving
his
power
from
the
people
,
the
peoples
authority
to
call
the
King
to
an
account
,
and
if
they
see
good
to
take
away
his
power
and
change
the
Government
:
and
not
only
so
but
to
take
away
his
life
too
?
P.
W.
I.
W.
I.
W.
an
Enthusiastick
way
of
Religion
I.
W.
competent
authority
submission
of
judgement
to
the
Church
.
Friers
Gospel
Spiritual
Brethren
Spain
,
&c.
competent
authority
did
they
submit
their
judgement
to
the
Church
?
countenanced
by
authority
,
and
did
submit
themselves
to
the
Church
,
late
times
competent
authority
Iewish
Church
our
B.
Saviour
competent
Authority
present
Church
not
countenanced
competent
Authority
competent
Authority
I.
W.
Moreover
,
otherwise
all
the
particular
manners
of
Preaching
or
Praying
practised
by
the
Prophets
,
and
all
their
extraordinary
visions
and
revelations
would
be
flat
Fanaticism
;
but
because
they
were
countenanced
by
a
competent
authority
,
they
could
not
deserve
that
character
.
Popish
Leviathan
competent
authority
competent
authority
Prophet
Elijah
competent
Authority
Ieremiah
,
Ezekiel
competent
Authority
Ignatius
Loyola
competent
authority
the
expressions
and
practices
of
S.
and
Mother
Revelations
)
with
those
of
the
holy
Prophets
and
Apostles
?
Divine
Revelation
I.
W.
Divine
Revelations
Christian
Religion
I.
W.
Bellarmin
,
Becanus
Roman
Church
immediate
Revelation
new
Gospel
spiritual
dispensation
Mendicant
Friers
certain
rules
competent
authority
Roman
Church
that
the
B.
Virgin
was
conceived
with
Original
sin
that
she
was
not
competent
Authority
Roman
Church
I.
W.
Fanatick
Enthusiasm
divine
Revelation
competent
authority
submission
to
the
judgement
of
the
Church
,
false
Prophets
false
Miracles
infallible
Spirit
Roman
Church
about
the
Divisions
of
the
Roman
Church
.
Popes
Authority
I.
W.
I.
W.
Roman
Church
No
divisions
from
the
Roman
Church
are
divisions
of
the
Roman
Church
.
divided
from
I.
W.
there
can
be
no
divisions
in
the
Roman
Church
,
but
such
as
divide
men
from
it
Roman
Church
in
matters
of
faith
I
charge
them
with
divisions
in
matters
of
faith
,
when
divisions
in
matters
of
faith
make
them
not
to
be
members
of
the
Roman
Church
;
therefore
there
can
be
no
divisions
in
the
Roman
Church
in
matters
of
faith
.
All
those
who
assent
unto
the
ancient
Creeds
are
undivided
in
matters
of
faith
;
but
all
Roman
Catholicks
assent
unto
the
ancient
Creeds
all
Roman
Catholicks
are
undivided
in
matters
of
faith
,
and
consequently
it
is
a
calumny
in
me
to
say
they
are
divided
in
these
matters
.
Spirit
of
contradiction
possessed
with
by
matters
of
faith
matters
of
faith
the
Fundamental
and
necessary
articles
of
faith
,
which
are
necessary
to
the
salvation
of
all
and
to
the
very
being
of
a
Church
in
matters
of
faith
matters
of
faith
things
defined
by
the
Church
I.
W.
that
they
do
not
differ
in
those
things
which
they
esteem
matters
of
faith
in
matters
of
faith
matters
of
faith
own
sense
matters
of
faith
their
sense
another
sense
matter
of
faith
a
matter
of
faith
oral
Traditionists
Popes
Infallibility
all
divisions
in
matters
and
articles
of
faith
,
are
not
divisions
from
the
true
Church
and
from
all
her
members
that
all
divisions
in
matters
of
faith
,
so
esteemed
by
them
,
are
divisions
from
the
Roman
Church
.
matters
of
faith
I.
W.
Propositions
.
All
who
assent
unto
the
ancient
Creeds
are
undivided
in
matters
of
faith
,
by
assent
unto
the
ancient
Creeds
they
are
undivided
in
matters
of
faith
I.
W.
dividing
from
their
Church
ancient
Creeds
divided
from
the
Church
in
matters
of
faith
true
Church
in
matters
of
faith
Roman
Church
ancient
Creeds
with
a
sheet
and
a
half
hath
compelled
me
,
to
be
my
own
Executioner
eighth
Champion
that
I
would
be
pleased
for
once
to
write
Controvesies
,
not
Play-Books
:
Manuals
of
Controversie
I.
W.
that
other
more
learned
pens
will
give
me
a
more
particular
and
compleat
answer
.
Arch-bishop
Laud
the
Guide
in
Controversies
Protestancy
without
Principles
my
name
in
the
Title
not
,
but
that
they
have
men
of
learning
among
them
:
from
having
any
hand
in
it
,
Popish
Books
all
possible
efforts
are
used
by
us
I.
W.
)
to
hinder
their
Doctors
from
shewing
their
learning
I.
W.
i.
e.
as
Christians
as
Protestants
,
i.
e.
Protestants
without
Principles
E.
W.
That
all
men
must
be
infallible
in
the
assent
they
give
to
matters
of
faith
.
For
,
If
they
disown
such
infallible
believers
,
they
must
joyntly
deny
all
infallible
faith
:
an
Infallible
verity
revealed
to
us
forcibly
requires
an
answerable
and
correspondent
infallible
faith
in
us
:
a
subjective
Infallibility
in
true
believers
.
the
necessity
of
Infallible
teachers
infallible
believers
and
infallible
teachers
seem
neer
correlatives
he
that
hears
an
infallible
teacher
hath
the
Spirit
of
truth
,
and
he
that
hears
not
an
infallible
teacher
wants
this
Spirit
of
truth
no
man
can
be
a
Heretick
that
denies
the
objective
verities
revealed
in
Gods
word
,
unless
he
be
sure
that
his
teacher
reveals
those
verities
infallibly
.
a
Simplician
that
he
builds
his
faith
and
Religion
,
not
on
any
Preachers
talk
but
on
the
objective
verities
revealed
in
Scripture
:
that
unless
he
first
learn
of
some
infallible
Oracle
,
the
sense
of
Scripture
in
controverted
places
,
he
can
never
arrive
to
the
depth
of
Gods
true
meaning
,
or
derive
infallible
faith
from
those
objective
revealed
Verities
.
that
every
Catechist
,
or
Preacher
that
hath
a
lawful
mission
,
and
is
sent
by
the
infallible
Church
to
teach
Christs
Sacred
Doctrine
,
if
he
Preach
that
doctrine
which
Christ
and
his
Church
approves
of
,
is
then
under
that
notion
of
a
member
conjoyned
with
an
Infallible
Church
,
infallible
in
his
teaching
▪
that
infallibility
doth
accompany
both
teachers
and
hearers
:
and
from
denying
this
Infallibility
,
follows
an
utter
ruine
of
Christian
Religion
yea
and
of
Scripture
too
.
as
long
as
the
Infallibility
of
a
Revelation
stands
remote
from
me
for
want
of
an
undoubted
application
made
by
an
infallible
Proponent
,
it
can
no
more
transfuse
Certainty
into
Faith
,
than
Fire
at
a
great
distance
,
warm
.
Metaphysical
wit
School
Divinity
Christian
Faith
infallibly
true
infallibly
certain
infallibly
true
infallible
certainty
infallbly
true
proposition
cannot
be
deceived
that
it
is
infallibly
true
as
objective
verities
to
be
deceived
not
to
be
deceived
infallible
Guides
That
there
are
infallible
Believers
without
infallible
Inspiration
that
an
infallible
Proponent
can
transfuse
infallibility
into
faith
,
Proponents
of
matters
of
faith
to
us
:
first
Proponents
present
Guides
infallible
Proponent
transfuse
certainty
into
my
belief
Churches
Infallibility
last
Proponent
endless
infallibility
rational
evidence
Christian
Church
cannot
be
deceived
of
deceiving
,
and
being
deceived
.
N.
O.
Roman
Church
That
there
is
no
necessity
at
all
of
Infallibility
under
natural
Religion
:
may
be
granted
Let
this
be
granted
That
Reason
is
to
be
judge
concerning
divine
Revelation
Let
this
also
be
granted
He
yields
the
tenth
Proposition
,
which
is
this
.
is
granted
He
yields
For
in
his
consideration
of
the
14.
Proposition
,
these
are
his
words
That
no
person
is
infallibly
certain
of
or
in
his
Faith
,
because
the
Proponent
thereof
is
infallible
,
unless
he
also
certainly
know
,
or
have
infallible
evidence
that
he
is
infallible
That
for
begetting
an
infallible
assent
to
the
thing
proposed
,
it
is
sufficient
if
we
have
an
infallible
evidence
either
of
the
thing
proposed
,
or
of
the
Proponent
only
.
it
is
not
necessary
to
have
an
infallible
evidence
of
the
truth
of
the
things
proposed
,
i.
e.
from
the
internal
principles
that
prove
or
demonstrate
them
;
but
it
is
enough
that
he
have
an
infallible
or
sufficiently
certain
evidence
only
of
the
infallibility
of
the
external
Proponent
▪
matters
proposed
to
be
believed
an
infallible
assent
that
the
Church
is
infallible
infallible
assent
infallibility
is
not
necessary
to
faith
infallible
evidence
sufficiently
certain
sufficiently
certain
evidence
sufficiently
certain
evidence
sufficient
certainty
sufficient
certainty
infallible
Faith
sufficiently
certain
That
a
right
and
saving
faith
may
be
without
any
infallible
assurance
concerning
the
Churches
Infallibility
.
Which
,
is
abundantly
declared
by
Catholick
Writers
.
infallible
assent
E.
W.
it
is
necessary
to
faith
that
it
is
not
I.
S.
That
the
utmost
assurance
a
man
can
have
of
the
Churches
Infallibility
,
is
only
moral
moral
infallibility
moral
infallibility
moral
Certainty
moral
Infallibility
by
the
Certainty
of
universal
Tradition
:
That
a
particular
person
may
be
infallible
in
the
assent
he
gives
to
some
matter
proposed
,
to
this
,
that
the
Church
is
infallible
infallible
assent
sufficiently
or
morally
infallible
N.
O.
That
moral
Certainty
is
a
sufficient
foundation
for
Faith
.
This
Principle
is
granted
,
if
importing
only
that
Christians
have
or
may
have
a
sufficiently
certain
and
infallible
evidence
of
the
truth
of
their
Christianity
.
Moral
Certainty
sufficient
certainty
A
Natural
or
Moral
Certainty
(
though
not
such
a
one
as
cannot
possibly
be
false
,
but
which
according
to
the
Laws
of
Nature
and
the
common
manners
and
experience
of
Men
is
not
false
)
is
sufficient
on
which
to
ground
such
a
faith
as
God
requires
of
us
;
in
respect
of
that
Certainty
which
can
be
derived
from
humane
sense
or
reason
,
and
which
serves
for
an
introductive
to
the
reliance
of
this
our
faith
upon
such
Revelation
as
is
believed
by
us
divine
;
and
which
if
divine
,
we
know
is
not
possibly
fallible
;
In
respect
of
its
relying
on
which
Revelation
,
an
infallible
object
,
and
not
for
an
Infallible
Certainty
as
to
the
subject
,
it
is
that
this
our
Faith
is
denominated
a
Divine
Faith
.
Now
this
Natural
or
Moral
Certainty
is
thought
sufficient
for
the
first
rational
Introductive
and
Security
of
our
Faith
,
not
only
by
the
Doctor
in
his
27.
Principle
,
but
also
by
Catholick
Divines
in
their
Discourses
of
the
Prudential
Motives
.
That
this
is
to
be
believed
with
a
divine
Faith
,
and
a
divine
Faith
must
be
built
upon
an
infallible
Testimony
Moral
Certainty
N.
O.
Infallibility
for
a
foundation
of
Christian
Faith
,
Moral
Certainty
Faith
only
Morally
Certain
is
no
Faith
.
N.
O.
E.
W.
N.
O.
Moral
Certainty
a
sufficien●
ground
for
Divine
Faith
,
Guide
1●
Controversies
And
indee●
from
what
is
said
formerly
,
that
a
Divine
Faith
may
be
had
by
those
who
have
had
〈◊〉
extrinsecal
even
morally
infallible
N.
O.
motive
thereof
,
it
follows
that
Divine
Faith
doth
not
resolve
into
such
motives
either
as
the
formal
cause
,
or
always
as
the
applicative
introductive
,
or
condition
of
this
divine
faith
.
That
it
is
not
necessary
that
such
Faith
always
should
have
an
external
rationally
infallible
ground
or
motive
thereto
(
whether
Church
Authority
or
any
other
)
on
his
part
that
so
believes
.
N.
O's
the
foundation
of
this
persons
faith
can
be
nothing
else
but
a
trembling
Quicks
and
,
N.
O.
an
errability
in
the
Guides
of
Gods
Church
.
that
the
only
certain
way
not
to
be
misled
,
will
be
the
submitting
our
internal
assent
and
belief
to
Church
Authority
to
the
infallible
Guideship
of
Church
Gover●ors
.
George
Fox
i.
e.
N.
O's
the
necessaries
to
salvation
in
Scripture
:
This
Principle
is
unsound
that
all
things
simply
necessary
to
salvation
,
are
contained
in
the
Books
of
Scripture
,
things
simply
necessary
Infallible
Comment
Levitical
Law
That
we
might
believe
that
Iesus
is
the
Christ
,
the
Son
of
God
,
and
that
believing
we
might
have
life
through
his
name
?
That
God
may
reveal
his
mind
so
in
Scripture
as
that
in
many
things
it
may
be
clear
only
to
some
persons
more
versed
in
the
Scriptures
,
and
in
the
Churches
Traditional
sense
of
them
,
and
more
assisted
from
above
according
to
their
imployment
;
which
persons
he
hath
appointed
to
instruct
the
rest
.
may
be
's
no
writings
at
all
things
necessary
for
salvation
many
things
Infallible
Guides
as
the
Priest
and
the
Levi●e
wounded
man
have
fairly
passed
them
by
To
him
that
hath
shall
be
given
,
but
from
him
that
hath
not
,
shall
be
taken
away
even
that
which
he
hath
.
seems
to
advance
a
contrary
Principle
in
his
Preface
to
his
Books
of
the
Church
.
of
the
Church
that
they
may
erre
in
matters
of
greatest
Consequence
N.
O's
That
it
either
comprehends
all
the
faithful
that
are
and
have
been
since
Christ
appeared
in
the
flesh
;
and
then
,
it
is
absolutely
free
from
all
errour
and
ignorance
of
divine
things
,
that
are
to
be
known
by
Revelations
;
or
as
it
comprehends
only
all
those
Believers
that
are
and
have
been
since
the
Apostles
times
;
and
in
this
sense
,
the
whole
Church
may
be
ignorant
in
sundry
things
,
which
are
not
necessary
to
salvation
;
but
he
thinks
it
impossible
for
the
whole
Church
to
erre
in
anything
of
this
nature
.
But
in
things
that
cannot
be
clearly
deduced
from
the
Rule
of
Faith
,
and
word
of
divine
and
heavenly
Truth
,
we
think
it
possible
,
that
all
that
have
written
of
such
things
might
erre
and
be
deceived
.
But
if
the
Church
be
taken
only
as
it
comprehends
the
Believers
that
now
are
,
and
presently
live
in
the
world
,
it
is
certain
and
agreed
upon
,
that
in
things
necessary
to
be
known
and
believed
expresly
and
distinctly
,
it
never
is
ignorant
,
much
less
doth
erre
.
Yea
in
things
that
are
not
absolutely
necessary
to
be
known
and
believed
expresly
and
distinctly
,
we
constantly
believe
that
this
Church
can
never
erre
,
nor
doubt
pertinaciously
,
but
that
there
shall
ever
be
some
found
ready
to
embrace
the
truth
,
if
it
be
manifested
to
them
,
and
such
as
shall
not
wholly
neglect
the
search
and
enquiry
after
it
,
as
times
and
means
give
leave
.
That
particular
men
and
Churches
may
erre
damnably
,
because
notwithstanding
others
may
worship
God
aright
;
but
that
the
whole
Church
at
one
time
cannot
so
erre
,
for
that
then
the
Church
should
cease
utterly
for
a
time
,
and
so
not
be
Catholick
being
not
at
all
times
;
and
Christ
should
sometimes
be
without
a
Church
;
yet
,
that
errors
not
prejudicing
the
salvation
of
them
that
erre
may
be
found
in
the
Church
,
that
is
at
one
time
in
the
world
,
we
make
no
doubt
;
only
the
Symbolical
and
Catholick
which
is
and
was
being
wholly
free
from
error
.
among
all
the
Societies
of
men
,
persons
who
have
not
leisure
or
capacity
to
examine
particular
Controversies
,
ought
diligently
to
search
which
is
the
true
Church
,
and
having
done
this
,
to
embrace
her
communion
,
follow
her
directions
,
and
rest
in
her
judgment
,
i.e.
to
embrace
the
communion
of
this
Church
,
and
so
follow
her
directions
,
and
rest
in
her
judgment
,
rest
in
his
judgment
resting
in
the
judgment
of
a
Church
,
That
this
brings
in
an
inerrability
of
every
particular
Christian
in
all
points
necessary
,
if
such
Christians
will
,
that
is
,
●f
only
they
shall
sincerely
endeavour
to
know
the
meaning
of
them
.
if
they
will
to
the
meek
and
humble
to
the
diligent
and
industrious
to
those
that
ask
and
seek
wisdom
from
him
,
to
those
that
do
the
will
of
God
,
that
they
shall
know
of
his
doctrine
,
whether
it
be
of
God
or
no
?
to
teach
his
way
this
principle
destroying
Church-Authority
,
from
the
parity
of
reason
for
Church
Governors
,
and
the
controverted
places
of
Scripture
N.
O's
i.
e.
parity
of
Reason
From
Scripture
I
do
promise
my
Infallible
Spirit
to
the
Guides
of
the
Church
in
all
Ages
,
to
give
the
true
sense
of
Scripture
in
all
controversies
which
shall
arise
among
Christians
,
and
I
expect
an
obedience
suitably
to
all
their
determinations
:
I
appoint
the
Bishops
of
Rome
in
all
Ages
for
my
Successors
in
the
Government
of
the
Church
,
who
shall
be
the
standing
and
infallible
Iudges
of
all
Controversies
among
Christians
want
of
discretion
Gods
appointing
Iudges
under
the
Law
,
according
to
whose
sentence
matters
were
to
be
determined
,
upon
penalty
of
death
in
case
of
disobedience
.
That
I
am
equally
obliged
to
produce
miracles
for
the
Churches
Infallibility
in
Fundamentals
,
which
I
had
asserted
in
the
defence
of
the
Archbishop
.
That
the
Infallibility
of
the
Church
not
being
so
large
or
so
high
as
the
Apostles
,
but
consisting
only
in
the
Infallible
delivery
of
the
same
doctrine
,
there
is
no
necessity
of
miracles
in
the
present
Church
.
a
sign
to
unbelievers
God
himself
bearing
them
witness
with
divers
miracles
and
gifts
of
the
Holy
Ghost
.
for
his
most
credible
Histories
the
Church
History
written
by
S.
C.
all
miracles
be
an
Argument
of
the
security
of
salvation
in
the
Communion
and
Faith
of
that
Church
wherein
they
are
done
,
Arrians
,
Novatians
,
Donatists
Church
of
Rome
if
by
it
be
intended
to
prove
such
Commission
only
,
or
in
the
first
place
from
these
writings
.
But
,
a
Christians
Faith
may
begin
either
at
the
Infallible
authority
of
Scriptures
,
or
of
the
Church
:
That
the
Infallibility
of
Scriptures
as
well
as
the
Church
may
be
proved
from
its
own
testimony
:
how
the
Infallibility
of
the
Church
may
be
proved
from
Tradition
That
the
Infallibility
of
the
Guides
of
the
Church
was
antecedent
to
the
Scriptures
That
the
Apostles
did
not
lose
their
infallibility
by
committing
what
they
preached
to
writing
;
That
their
successors
were
to
have
this
infallibility
preserved
in
them
,
if
there
had
been
no
writings
;
and
cannot
be
imagined
to
have
lost
it
because
of
them
,
because
these
give
testimony
to
it
;
That
this
Infallibility
is
preserved
by
Tradition
descending
from
Age
to
Age
,
as
we
say
the
Canon
of
Scripture
is
delivered
to
us
;
And
lastly
,
That
the
Governours
of
the
Church
always
held
and
reputed
themselves
infallible
,
appears
by
their
Anathematizing
dissenters
.
supposing
there
had
been
no
Writings
,
and
no
Infallibility
,
Christian
Religion
would
have
been
no
rational
and
well
grounded
,
no
stable
and
certain
Religion
.
But
these
successors
of
the
Apostles
were
not
deprived
of
their
infallibility
by
the
Apostles
Writings
That
the
Church
would
otherwise
have
failed
,
if
there
had
been
neither
Writings
nor
Infallibility
The
Infallibility
of
the
Apostles
successors
,
receives
a
second
evidence
from
the
testimony
thereof
found
also
in
these
Writings
.
second
Testimony
N.
O.
N.
O.
Anathematized
dissenters
,
and
pronounced
them
Hereticks
,
Provincial
Councils
N.
O.
N.
O.
l.
4
c
viz.
That
Councils
denounce
Anathema
not
because
they
think
every
one
that
disobeyeth
the
Decree
of
the
Council
to
be
accursed
,
but
because
they
are
perswaded
in
particular
,
that
this
is
the
eternal
truth
of
God
which
they
propose
,
therefore
they
accurse
them
that
obstinately
shall
resist
,
as
St.
willeth
every
Christian
man
to
Anathematize
an
Angel
coming
from
heaven
,
if
he
shall
teach
him
any
other
doctrine
than
he
hath
already
learned
:
yet
is
not
every
particular
Christian
free
from
possibility
of
erring
.
viz.
That
Infallibility
in
a
Body
of
men
,
is
as
liable
to
doubts
and
disputes
,
as
in
those
Books
from
whence
only
they
derive
their
Infallibility
.
N.
O.
doubtful
sense
of
the
Decrees
of
Councils
,
for
Councils
to
give
a
clear
decision
in
matters
of
controversie
,
so
as
that
men
might
understand
their
meaning
Council
of
Trent
that
a
Commentary
may
make
a
Text
plainer
,
or
that
a
Iudges
sentence
can
be
clearer
than
the
Law
;
or
that
any
Council
can
,
or
hath
decided
any
thing
clearer
than
the
thing
that
is
in
controversie
Infallibility
alone
ends
not
Controversies
,
but
clearness
;
clearness
in
the
point
controverted
:
N.
O.
N.
O.
N.
O.
Vnity
without
Truth
that
they
are
more
united
in
opinion
than
we
;
united
in
opinion
,
I
say
,
true
or
false
,
here
matters
not
;
we
speak
here
of
Vnion
not
of
Truth
.
N.
O.
And
therefore
I
proceed
to
the
third
Argument
made
use
of
by
for
the
proof
of
Infallibility
in
the
Guides
of
the
Church
,
which
is
from
Because
,
I
say
that
it
is
repugnant
to
the
nature
of
the
design
,
and
the
wisdom
and
goodness
of
God
to
give
infallible
assurance
to
persons
,
in
writing
his
Will
for
the
benefit
of
mankind
,
if
those
Writings
may
not
be
understood
by
all
persons
who
sincerely
endeavour
to
know
the
meaning
of
them
in
all
such
things
as
are
necessary
to
their
salvation
;
from
hence
he
inferrs
,
N.
O.
being
infallible
in
necessaries
i.
e.
But
may
we
not
inferr
,
that
if
God
will
not
be
wanting
to
particular
persons
in
matters
necessary
to
their
salvation
,
much
less
will
he
be
wanting
to
the
Guides
of
the
Church
in
all
matters
of
Faith
?
But
will
not
the
same
sincerity
in
the
Guides
of
the
Church
,
extend
to
their
knowing
and
declaring
all
matters
of
Faith
?
But
however
is
it
not
fit
in
these
matters
that
particular
persons
should
rather
yield
to
the
guidance
of
others
,
than
to
the
conduct
of
their
own
reason
?
viz.
That
a
Fallibility
being
supposed
,
it
is
more
fitting
to
follow
prudent
and
experienced
,
though
fallible
persons
direction
rather
than
our
own
.
the
Guides
of
the
Church
p●ove
all
things
and
the
people
held
fast
that
which
they
delivered
them
to
prove
all
things
and
hold
fast
that
which
is
good
,
i.
e.
searched
the
Scriptures
daily
whether
the
things
proposed
to
them
were
so
or
no.
Beloved
believe
not
every
Spirit
,
but
try
the
Spirits
whether
they
be
of
God
,
for
many
false
Prophets
are
gone
out
into
the
world
.
not
to
believe
any
other
Gospel
though
Apostles
or
an
Angel
from
Heaven
should
preach
it
to
contend
earnestly
for
the
faith
once
delivered
to
the
Saints
to
beware
of
Seducers
and
false
Guides
,
that
should
come
in
the
name
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
that
there
should
come
a
falling
away
and
departing
from
the
Faith
the
time
will
come
when
men
will
not
endure
sound
Doctrine
,
and
shall
turn
away
their
ears
from
〈◊〉
truth
and
believe
fables
that
such
shall
come
with
all
deceivableness
of
unrighteousness
;
with
powers
and
signs
and
lying
wonders
.
When
the
blind
lead
the
blind
both
shall
fall
into
the
ditch
.
St.
Paul
saith
,
if
we
or
an
Angel
from
Heaven
teach
any
other
Gospel
let
him
be
accursed
,
to
be
followers
of
them
as
they
were
of
Christ
,
they
had
no
dominion
over
their
faith
,
N.
O.
External
profession
of
faith
and
not
in
the
belief
of
it
three
Chapters
three
Chapters
Victor
●ununensis
that
he
had
given
it
under
his
hand
to
Theodora
the
Empress
,
that
if
he
might
be
made
Pope
he
would
condemn
the
three
Chapters
)
three
Chapters
three
Chapters
Africa
,
Illyricum
three
Chapters
three
Chapters
That
it
should
be
lawful
for
none
to
write
or
teach
any
thing
about
these
matters
,
contrary
to
his
present
Definition
;
or
to
move
any
farther
question
about
them
.
three
Chapters
A.
D.
546.
547
55●
.
●aronius
,
Petavius
Petrus
de
Marca
Petrus
de
Marcâ
the
Pope
cannot
err
When
he
teaches
the
whole
Church
;
)
that
all
this
was
not
a
Controversy
about
〈◊〉
but
persons
.
we
then
know
a
thing
to
be
matter
of
faith
,
when
the
Council
declares
it
to
be
so
,
or
them
to
be
hereticks
who
hold
the
contrary
;
or
,
which
is
the
most
common
,
when
they
denounce
Anat●ema
,
and
exclude
from
the
Church
,
those
who
hold
otherwise
in
Cathedra
Pighius
,
Baronius
,
Bellarmin
,
Petavius
,
Petrus
de
Marcâ
trusty
Guide
the
Church
one
Will
in
Christ
Sergius
that
there
should
be
no
more
disputing
about
one
or
two
operations
in
Christ
.
Iohn
4.
Bishop
Pope
Martin
Constans
,
Constantinus
Pogonatus
Sergius
,
Cyrus
,
Theodorus
as
repugnant
to
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostles
,
and
decrees
of
Councils
and
the
judgement
of
the
Fathers
;
and
agreeable
to
the
false
doctrine
of
Hereticks
and
destructive
to
souls
:
expunge
out
of
the
Church
the
names
of
Sergius
,
Cyrus
,
Pyrrhus
,
Petrus
,
Paulus
,
and
Theodorus
:
Honorius
,
as
agreeing
in
all
things
with
Sergius
and
confirming
his
wicked
doctrines
.
Albertus
Pighius
Melchior
Canus
A.
D.
Franciscus
Torrensis
Baronius
,
Hosius
,
Lindanus
sixth
Council
Pontifical
Book
that
no
Bishop
of
Rome
was
Anathematized
before
unless
it
were
Honorius
who
after
his
death
was
condemned
for
heresy
,
Allocutio
3.
Hadriani
in
which
case
alone
it
is
lawful
for
inferiours
to
resist
the●r
Superiours
and
to
reject
their
doctrine
;
although
even
there
,
●d
Lu●
they
would
never
have
done
it
if
the
Bishop
of
the
first
See
had
not
consented
to
it
.
Torrensis
,
Baronius
Theodorus
,
who
being
A.
D.
Anathematized
as
a
Monothelite
,
expunged
his
own
name
and
put
in
that
of
Honorius
.
probable
lyes
Index
Expurgatorius
without
doubt
it
is
so
That
either
the
Acts
of
the
Council
are
falsified
,
or
the
Council
was
guilty
of
intolerable
impudence
and
errour
in
condemning
Honorius
without
reason
;
For
all
the
evidence
they
produce
against
him
is
from
his
Epistles
in
which
,
nothing
is
contained
,
but
what
is
sound
and
orthodox
Petrus
de
Marcâ
for
bare
negligence
but
for
confirming
the
wicked
doctrines
of
Sergius
.
Baronius
and
Bellarmin
Honorius
.
Petavius
simplicity
and
weakness
one
Will
,
but
that
was
to
be
understood
only
of
one
Will
in
his
humane
nature
.
a
more
pious
than
solid
defence
of
him
intolerable
impudence
and
errour
private
Capacity
that
things
are
so
clear
in
the
cause
of
Honorius
,
that
it
is
unworthy
any
grave
Divine
to
pawn
his
own
honour
and
that
of
Divinity
too
,
in
sowing
together
Fig-leaves
to
palliate
it
.
Greek
,
Roman
N.
O.
Catholick
Church
Catholick
Church
Eastern
Churches
Greek
Church
Abyssine
Empire
Iacobus
de
Vitriaco
these
two
Churches
were
said
to
be
more
numerous
than
the
Greek
and
the
Latin
that
the
rites
of
the
Greek
Church
do
yet
extend
farther
than
the
Latin
.
Eastern
Christians
Mesopotamia
,
Armenia
,
Aegypt
Abyssine
Empire
Greek
Church
Roman
Church
Protestant
Churches
Roman
Church
Catholick
Church
Roman
Church
Nestorianism
,
Eutychianism
,
Monothelism
Eastern
Christians
B.
Virgin
Mother
of
the
Son
of
God
,
or
the
Mother
of
the
Word
,
the
Mother
of
God
.
Protestant
Churches
Roman
Church
consent
with
the
Primitive
Church
N.
O.
Patriachal
Church
Iudge
either
of
the
quick
or
the
dead
the
same
pretence
which
was
used
by
our
Church
against
the
Church
of
Rome
,
will
serve
to
justify
all
the
Separations
that
have
been
or
can
be
made
from
our
Church
.
N.
O.
that
by
the
principles
we
hold
,
we
excuse
and
justify
all
Sects
which
have
or
shall
separate
from
our
Church
.
Vincentius
Lerinensis
that
General
Councils
may
err
,
and
sometimes
have
erred
even
in
things
partaining
to
God
;
and
that
all
the
proof
of
things
to
be
believed
is
to
be
taken
from
Holy
Scripture
.
Boniface
8.
that
it
was
necessary
to
Salvation
to
be
in
subjection
to
the
Bishop
of
Rome
N.
O.
The
next
thing
to
be
debated
is
,
what
assurance
we
can
have
of
the
sense
of
Scripture
in
doubtful
places
,
if
we
allow
no
Infallible
Guides
to
interpret
them
?
For
that
is
the
second
main
principle
of
And
it
is
chiefely
o●
this
Account
that
doth
assert
the
necessity
of
Infallible
Guides
of
the
Church
:
For
as
appears
by
his
concessions
he
yields
that
the
Churches
he
saith
but
the
main
groun●
on
which
he
contends
for
the
necessity
of
Infallible
Guides
is
for
the
interpretation
of
controverted
places
and
giving
the
true
sense
of
Scripture
:
for
which
he
often
pleads
f●●
necessity
of
an
external
Infallible
Guide
▪
saith
he
he
saith
The
force
of
all
which
,
comes
to
this
,
that
we
can
arrive
at
no
certainty
of
the
sense
of
Scripture
in
Controverted
places
,
without
an
external
Infallible
Guide
:
and
therefore
we
are
bound
to
submit
to
him
.
N.
O.
N.
O.
the
Scripture
is
obscure
in
some
great
and
important
points
,
because
S.
saith
,
that
men
unlearned
and
unstable
,
(
though
it
may
be
diligent
enough
)
wrested
some
places
of
Scriptures
hard
to
be
understood
to
their
own
destruction
.
the
Scriptures
are
so
hard
to
be
understood
in
St.
Epistles
there
are
some
difficult
passages
,
N.
O.
N.
O.
imitating
the
inconstancy
of
such
wicked
men
,
and
grow
in
the
grace
and
knowledge
of
Iesus
Christ
.
If
it
be
not
then
necessary
to
mens
Salvation
to
have
an
infallible
interpretation
of
doubtful
places
;
§
12.
Of
a
Judge
of
Controver●●es
.
for
what
other
end
can
it
become
necessary
?
Is
it
,
the
sense
of
Scripture
.
So
that
either
This
is
the
force
of
all
that
I
know
can
be
said
in
this
matter
which
I
answer
I
can
arrive
at
no
certainty
of
the
sense
of
doubtful
places
of
Scripture
without
an
infallible
Interpreter
,
Simon
Magus
Menander
,
Saturninus
Basilides
)
Gospel
of
Perfection
no
man
that
hath
understanding
,
needs
Scripture
to
refute
such
a
Religion
as
theirs
was
;
for
right
reason
alone
was
sufficient
to
discover
the
folly
and
filthyness
of
it
.
Valentinus
therein
differed
from
cut
off
what
he
pleased
with
his
sword
,
but
corrupted
it
with
his
pen
;
for
although
he
allowed
all
the
Books
of
the
New
Testament
,
yet
he
perverted
the
meaning
of
them
.
Eusebius
that
the
followers
of
rejected
the
of
S.
and
the
of
the
and
interpreted
the
Law
,
and
the
Prophets
and
the
Gospels
after
a
peculiar
sense
of
their
own
.
that
by
the
perverse
interpretations
and
corrupt
expositions
of
the
Scripture
,
they
drew
away
unstable
minds
from
the
true
faith
;
for
they
pretended
to
find
out
deeper
and
more
mysterious
things
in
the
Scripture
,
than
others
were
acquainted
with
,
That
Christ
intimated
the
30.
Aeöns
by
not
appearing
till
the
30.
year
of
his
Age.
That
the
parable
of
men
called
at
the
first
,
the
third
,
the
sixth
,
the
ninth
,
the
eleventh
hour
referred
to
the
same
thing
,
for
those
hours
make
up
the
number
of
30.
That
St.
often
mentions
these
Aeöns
and
the
pro●uctions
of
them
;
that
the
duodecade
of
Aeöns
was
implyed
in
our
Saviours
●isputing
with
the
Doctors
at
12.
years
of
Age
,
and
in
the
choice
of
the
12.
Apostles
:
and
the
remaining
abiding
18.
months
as
they
said
with
his
Disciples
after
his
resurrection
:
and
where
ever
in
Scripture
they
met
with
words
suitable
to
the
description
of
their
Aeöns
,
they
pretended
that
they
did
refer
to
their
notions
,
but
were
obscurely
expressed
on
purpose
:
for
which
end
they
made
use
of
Parables
,
and
the
first
of
St.
and
many
passages
in
St.
Irenaeus
,
Hosidius
Get
a
Isidore
▪
Irenaeus
,
Tertullian
1. That there must be a certain unalterable Rule of Faith . Tertull. de praescript haeret . c. 8. For he that believes , doth not only suppose sufficient grounds for his faith , but bounds that are set to it ; and therefore there is no need of further search since the Gospel is revealed . This he speaks to take away the pretence of the Seekers of those days , C. 9. who were always crying , seek and ye shall find : to which he replys , that we are to consider not the bare words , but the reason of them ; And in the first place we are to suppose this , that there is one certain and fixed Doctrine delivered by Christ which all nations are bound to believe , and therefore to seek , that when they have found they may believe it . C. 10 Therefore all our enquiries are to be confined within that compass ; what that Doctrine was , which Christ delivered : for otherwise there will be no end of seeking .
2. He shews what this Rule of Faith is , by repeating the Articles of the Ancient Creed , which he saith was universally , received among true Christians and disputed by none but Hereticks . C. 13. Which Rule of Faith being embraced , then he saith , a liberty is allowed for other enquiries in doubtful or obscure matters . For faith lyes in the Rule ; C. 14 but other things were matters of skill and curiosity ; and it is faith which saves men , and not their skill in expounding Scriptures : and while men keep themselves within that Rule , they are safe enough , for to know nothing beyond it , is to know all .
To
this
he
answers
several
ways
.
1. That such persons as those were , ought not to be admitted to a dispute concerning the sense of Scripture ; because they rather deserved to be censured than disputed , for bringing such new heresies into the Church ; C. 16. but chiefly because it was to no purpose to dispute with them about the sense of Scripture , who received what Scriptures they pleased themselves , and added and took away as they thought fit . C. 17. And what can the most skilful men in the Scripture , do with such men , who deny or affirm what they please ? therefore such kind of disputes tended to no good at all , where either side charged the other with forging and perverting the Scriptures , C. 18. and so the Controversy with them , was not to be managed by the Scriptures , by which either none , or an uncertain Victory was to be obtained .
2. In this dispute about the sense of Scripture , the true Ancient faith is first to be enquired after , for among whom that was , there would appear to be the true meaning of Scripture . C. 19. And for finding out the true faith , we are to remember , that , Christ sent abroad his Apostles to plant Churches in every City , from whence other Churches did derive the faith , C. 20. which are called Apostolical from their agreement in this common faith at first delivered by the Apostles ; that , the way to understand this Apostolical faith is to have recourse to the Apostolical Churches ; C. 21. for it is unreasonable to suppose that the Apostles should not know the Doctrine of Christ , 22. C. 23. C. 24. C. 25. C. 26. C. 27. ( which he at large proves ) or that they did not deliver to the Churches planted by them the things which they knew ; or that the Churches misunderstood their Doctrine because all the Christian Churches were agreed in one Common faith : C. 28. and therefore there is all the reason to believe that so universal consent must arise from some common cause , which can be supposed to be no other than the common delivery of it by all the Apostles . But the Doctrines of the Hereticks were novel and upstart ; C. 29. and we must say all the former Christians were baptized into a false faith , as not knowing the true God or the true Christ if Marcion and Valentinus did deliver the true Doctrine , C. 30. but that which is first is true and from God , that which comes after is foraign and false . If Marcion and Valentinus , Nigidius or Hermogenes broach new opinions and set up other expositions of Scripture than the Christian Church hath received from the Apostles times , that without any farther proof , discovers their imposture .
Marcion
,
Apelles
Marcions
rule
In
the
fourth
Book
he
asserts
against
Marcion
the
Authority
of
the
Gospel
received
in
the
Christian
Church
above
that
which
Marcion
allowed
,
L.
4
▪
c.
4
by
the
greater
Antiquity
and
the
universal
reception
of
the
true
Gospels
;
C.
5.
and
after
refutes
the
supposition
of
a
twofold
Christ
one
for
the
Jews
and
another
for
the
Gentiles
from
the
comparing
of
Scriptures
together
,
C.
7
&
●●
which
he
doth
with
great
diligence
and
answers
all
the
arguments
from
thence
brought
by
Marcion
,
to
prove
that
Christ
was
an
enemy
to
the
Law
of
Moses
.
In
his
fifth
and
last
Book
he
proves
out
of
the
Epistles
of
St.
Paul
,
allowed
by
Marcion
,
that
he
preached
no
other
God
than
the
Creator
,
and
that
Christ
was
the
Son
of
God
the
Creator
that
all
things
were
made
of
nothing
,
because
it
is
not
mentioned
out
of
what
they
were
made
;
Hermogenes
proves
they
were
made
out
of
matter
;
because
it
is
not
said
they
were
made
of
nothing
.
To
determine
therefore
the
sense
of
these
places
Tertullian
shews
from
reason
the
repugnancy
of
the
eternity
of
matter
to
the
attributes
of
God
:
C.
20.
21.
he
compares
several
places
of
Scripture
together
,
C.
22.
he
reasons
from
the
manner
of
the
expressions
and
the
Idiom
of
Scripture
.
I
adore
,
saith
he
,
the
fulness
of
the
Scripture
which
shews
me
both
the
maker
and
the
thing
made
;
but
the
Gospel
likewise
discovers
by
whom
all
things
were
made
.
But
the
Scripture
no
where
saith
that
all
things
were
made
out
of
matter
.
Let
the
shop
of
Hermogenes
shew
where
it
is
written
;
and
if
it
be
not
written
let
him
fear
the
wo
denounced
to
those
who
add
or
take
from
what
is
written
.
He
examins
the
several
places
in
dispute
,
and
by
proving
that
sense
which
Hermogenes
put
upon
them
to
be
repugnant
to
reason
,
(
as
he
shews
to
the
end
of
that
Book
)
he
concludes
his
sense
of
Scripture
to
be
false
and
erroneous
.
that
Hereticks
make
use
of
Scripture
too
:
Clemens
Alexandrinus
Stephen
Bishop
who
charge
with
pride
,
error
,
rashness
,
impertinency
,
and
contradicting
himself
.
A.
D.
Samosatenian
Baptism
is
pronounced
null
in
case
of
Heresy
men
are
to
receive
new
Baptism
but
not
otherwise
:
that
the
should
be
Baptized
again
;
but
not
the
but
they
were
to
be
received
upon
renouncing
their
Heresy
without
Baptism
.
B.
Trinity
that
the
were
to
be
received
without
new
Baptism
,
but
not
the
that
the
greater
number
of
viz.
that
no
Hereticks
should
be
rebaptized
infallible
Guide
Interpreter
of
Scripture
Apostolical
Tradition
Paulus
Samosatenus
Divinity
of
Christ
Man
and
not
God
;
the
other
answers
that
these
things
were
not
inconsistent
with
the
Being
of
the
Divine
nature
,
since
expressions
implying
humane
passions
are
attributed
to
God
in
Scripture
:
But
he
proves
from
multitude
of
Scriptures
,
and
reasons
drawn
from
them
that
the
divine
nature
is
attributed
to
Christ
,
and
therefore
the
other
places
which
seem
repugnant
to
it
,
are
to
be
interpreted
in
a
sense
agreeable
thereto
.
the
Christians
way
of
answering
difficulties
was
not
from
their
own
reasons
,
but
from
the
scope
and
consequence
of
Scripture
:
Sect.
6.
and
particularly
adds
that
the
Doctrine
of
the
Trinity
was
carefully
delivered
in
the
Scriptures
,
because
God
foresaw
the
many
heresies
which
would
arise
about
it
.
that
our
true
faith
is
built
upon
the
Scriptures
,
But
did
not
the
plead
Scripture
as
well
as
they
?
how
then
could
the
Scripture
end
this
Controversie
,
which
did
arise
about
the
sense
of
Scripture
?
My
Father
is
greater
than
I
,
Athanasius
My
Father
and
I
are
one
,
who
being
in
the
form
of
God
thought
it
no
robbery
to
be
equ●●
with
God
by
him
all
things
were
made
to
us
there
is
but
one
God
of
whom
are
all
things
,
and
one
Lord
Iesus
Christ
by
whom
are
all
things
that
Christ
was
only
Gods
instrument
in
creating
things
,
Athanasius
of
whom
the
whole
body
all
things
are
delivered
to
me
from
my
Father
,
Athanasius
By
him
all
things
were
made
Phil.
2.
7.
1
Iohn
if
they
can
produce
Scripture
or
Reason
for
what
they
say
let
them
do
it
,
but
if
not
,
let
them
hold
their
peace
:
that
the
Faith
which
the
Catholick
Church
then
held
was
the
faith
of
their
Fore-fathers
,
and
descended
from
the
Apostles
Epiphanius
,
Phaebadius
Arians
.
Epiphanius
Synodical
Book
If
the
sense
of
Scripture
were
in
this
time
to
be
taken
from
the
Guides
of
the
Church
,
Gregory
Nazianzen
he
had
not
seen
a
good
issue
of
any
of
them
but
they
rather
increased
mischief
than
removed
any
;
because
of
the
contention
and
ambition
which
ruled
in
them
,
therefore
he
resolved
to
come
no
more
at
any
of
them
.
Guides
of
the
Christian
Church
ambition
and
contention
there
could
be
no
lawful
Councils
called
in
his
time
contention
and
ambition
what
if
he
were
afterwards
present
at
the
Council
of
all
Authority
of
the
of
the
Church
,
as
to
the
sense
of
Scripture
in
the
places
controverted
between
them
I
will
neither
bring
the
Authority
of
the
Council
of
neither
shall
you
that
of
but
we
will
proceed
by
Authorities
of
Scripture
that
are
common
to
both
of
us
,
and
by
the
clearest
Evidence
of
reason
.
1. That the main scope of the Scripture is to perswade men to the Love of God and our Neighbour , Aug. de Doctri . Christia● l. 1. c. 35 , 36. without which , he saith , no man doth truly understand it ; but whosoever interprets Scripture to the advancing of that , though he may be mistaken as to the sense of the words , yet his errour is not dangerous .
2. That in order to the right understanding of Scripture men must apply themselves to it with minds duly prepared for it ; L. 2. ● . 7. by a fear of God , humility , prayer , sincerity , and purity of heart .
3. That all those things which are necessary to Salvation are plainly laid down in Holy Scriptures ; This is in terms asserted by him , L. 2. c 9. as a fundamental principle , that in those things which are plainly set down in Scripture , all things are to be found which contain our faith and rule of life . i.e. All things which are necessary to the Love of God and our Neighbour , and consequently to the making us happy . And these things men ought especially to read the Scriptures for ; and the more they find of them , the larger their understanding of Scripture is .
4. That the obscure places of Scripture are to be understood by the plain . For which end he requires frequent reading , and using ones self to the language of Scriptures , Ib. and drawing examples from plain places to illustrate difficult , and those which are certain to clear the doubtful . L. 3. c. 26. For , scarce any thing , saith he , is drawn out of the most difficult places , L. 2. c. 6. but what is very plainly set down elsewhere .
5. That in regard of the infinite variety of Latin Interpreters ( which it seems were in his time ) in matters of doubt it was necessary to have recourse to the Original Hebrew and Greek : L 2. c. 10. the knowledge of which tongues might therefore be necessary to the knowledge of Scripture , because several words are preserved untranslated ; but those being few the necessity is not so great on their account , as the diversity of Interpreters ; C. 11. for although those who had translated the Hebrew into Greek might be reckoned up , the Latin Interpreters could not . Which diversity of translations doth rather help than hinder the understanding of Scripture , if the Readers of it be not negligent ; for some doubtful places are cleared by the difference of readings .
6. Where the ambiguity lyes in proper words , the clearing of it depends on the circumstances of the place ; L. 3. c. 4. in so much that he determines , that it is a very rare and difficult thing to find such an ambiguity in the words of Scripture , which may not be cleared from the intention of the Writer , or comparing places , or searching the Original Language .
7. Men must carefully distinguish between proper and figurative expressions ; for to understand figurative expressions literally is to subject our understanding to carnal conceptions of things ; L. 3. c. 5. and that is , saith he , a miserable slavery of mind , to take signs for things ; such signs he tells us under the Gospel are the two Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords supper . C. 9. The great difficulty herein , lyes in the finding out the difference between proper and figurative expressions , for which he lays down this rule , if the words of Scripture command what is good and forbid what is evil , c. 15 , 16. it is no figurative expression ; but if it forbids what is good , or command any thing that is evil , it must be figuratively understood . For which he instances in those words of our Saviour unless ye eat the flesh , and drink the blood of the Son of man ye shall have no life in you . Which seeming to command something evil , must be figuratively understood of Communicating in the Passion of Christ , and calling to mind that his flesh was crucified and wounded for us .
8. There is no danger in different senses being given of the same place of Scripture , if every one of those senses appear by other places to be agreeable to Truth : L. 3. c. 26. This being supposed that the person do sincerely enquire after the sense of the Author ; For , saith he , that Divine Spirit might easily foresee how many several senses those words are capable of , which being agreeable to other parts of Scripture , though not the particular meaning of those words , the mistake cannot be dangerous therein .
9. Where such a sense is given which cannot be proved by other certain Testimonies of Scripture , it must be made manifest to be the sense by clear Evidence of Reason . L. 3. c. 28. But he rather approves the way of proving the sense of Scripture by other places of Scripture , where the interpretation is doubtful . So that the way in doubtful places which he prescribes is this , either to draw such a sense from them as hath no dispute concerning its being a true Proposition , or if it have , that it be confirmed by other places of Scripture .
Guides
of
the
Church
that
Scripture
is
plain
in
all
necessaries
to
Salvation
to
any
sober
enquirer
,
Vincentius
Lerinensis
Guides
of
the
Church
Novatianus
,
Sabellius
,
Donatus
,
Arius
,
Macedonius
,
Photinus
,
every
where
,
always
by
all
persons
for
a
free
and
general
consent
Catholick
Church
Rule
of
Faith
viz.
Antiquity
,
Vniversality
Vniversal
consent
to
shun
them
as
prophane
novelties
and
corruptions
of
the
Christian
Faith
.
unwary
Writers
certain
means
The
gathering
together
the
opinions
of
those
Fathers
alone
who
living
holily
,
wisely
and
constantly
in
the
faith
and
communion
of
the
Catholick
Church
have
died
in
that
faith
,
or
else
for
it
.
that
what
either
all
or
many
of
them
manifestly
,
frequently
and
constantly
,
as
it
were
by
a
Council
of
them
,
have
confirmed
by
their
receiving
,
holding
,
and
delivering
of
it
,
that
ought
to
be
held
for
undoubted
,
certain
and
firm
;
but
whatsoever
any
one
though
holy
and
learned
,
though
a
Bishop
,
confessour
or
Martyr
,
hath
held
against
the
opinion
of
others
that
ought
not
to
be
looked
on
as
the
judgement
of
the
Church
,
but
as
his
own
private
opinion
,
and
therefore
not
to
be
followed
.
how
we
may
be
sure
of
the
certain
sense
of
Scripture
in
controverted
places
N.
O.
saith
N.
O.
To
which
I
answer
that
in
this
matter
we
follow
the
most
certain
Authority
of
Canonical
Scriptures
that
no
certain
example
could
be
produced
out
of
Scripture
,
they
had
the
truth
of
the
Scriptures
when
they
do
that
which
pleased
the
Vniversal
Church
,
but
if
you
doubt
whether
the
Vniversal
Church
be
that
which
the
Scripture
commends
,
I
will
load
you
with
many
and
most
manifest
Testimonies
of
Scripture
to
that
end
.
Vnity
of
the
Church
N.
O.
Books
of
Christian
Doctrine
on
what
account
the
sentence
of
the
Church
was
to
be
followed
?
That
he
asserts
no
infallibility
in
the
highest
Authority
of
the
Church
;
which
in
many
places
of
his
against
the
he
makes
to
be
a
he
saith
which
he
calls
the
So
that
we
see
he
resolves
all
the
Authority
of
the
Church
in
this
matter
into
that
of
a
(
whether
that
of
is
not
to
my
purpose
to
enquire
)
and
we
shall
then
see
what
his
opinion
is
of
the
Churches
infallibility
by
that
which
he
delivers
of
as
well
as
any
other
Church
Authority
compared
with
the
Scriptures
,
in
these
remarkable
words
.
Can
any
one
that
reads
this
excellent
Testimony
of
St.
delivered
in
this
same
matter
,
ever
imagine
he
could
so
plainly
contradict
himself
;
as
to
assert
the
Churches
infallibility
in
one
place
and
destroy
it
in
another
?
Would
he
assert
and
yet
bind
men
to
believe
that
the
decrees
of
the
former
Councils
do
contain
the
unalterable
will
of
God
?
A
lesser
person
than
St.
would
never
thus
directly
contradict
himself
,
and
that
about
the
very
same
Controversie
,
which
words
of
his
cannot
be
understood
of
but
do
refer
to
the
great
Question
then
in
debate
about
rebaptizing
Hereticks
;
and
hereby
he
takes
off
the
great
Plea
,
the
Donatists
made
from
the
Authority
of
St.
and
his
Council
,
which
they
continually
urged
for
themselves
.
the
arguments
drawn
from
the
Churches
Authority
are
but
humane
,
Vincentius
Lerinensis
Vniversal
consent
of
Christians
after
it
had
been
so
throughly
discussed
and
considered
,
by
the
most
wise
and
disinteressed
persons
,
and
that
consent
declared
by
a
Plenary
Council
before
himself
was
born
.
Christ
having
called
himself
Truth
and
not
custom
,
Antiquity
,
Vniversality
the
Apostles
having
determined
nothing
of
either
side
,
in
their
Books
as
St
Augustin
Vniversal
Church
Apostolical
times
Roman
Faction
Vniversal
Church
latter
ages
Tradition
from
Apostolical
times
packed
Company
of
Bishops
truly
General
Council
N.
O.
thus
it
happens
more
than
once
in
these
Principles
laid
down
by
me
,
that
in
100
forward
a
zeal
in
demolishing
the
one
,
Church
Infallibility
the
other
is
also
dangerously
undermined
,
it
concerns
my
Superior
to
look
to
it
,
whether
their
Churches
and
their
own
Authority
suffers
no
detriment
from
my
Principles
,
my
Principles
against
Infallibility
conclude
,
the
uselessness
of
any
Ecclesiastical
Authority
to
teach
men
,
as
of
an
Infallible
to
assure
men
of
the
truth
of
those
things
,
which
by
using
only
their
own
sincere
endeavour
they
may
know
without
them
.
my
Principles
afford
no
effectual
way
or
means
of
suppressing
or
convicting
any
Schism
,
Sect
or
Heresie
,
or
reducing
them
either
to
submission
of
judgement
or
silence
.
the
prudent
to
consider
;
whether
the
Authority
of
the
Church
of
is
not
much
debilitated
and
brought
into
contempt
,
and
daily
like
to
wane
more
and
more
by
this
new
taken
up
way
of
its
Defence
.
N.
O.
that
my
principles
undermine
all
Church
Authority
?
But
though
I
cannot
deny
such
an
Authority
I
may
render
it
wholly
useless
.
Not
the
denial
of
Infallibility
N.
O.
Gunpowder
Plot
it
is
their
office
to
be
Guides
,
and
if
we
do
not
follow
them
absolutely
,
we
renounce
them
from
being
our
Guides
.
But
if
we
take
away
this
Infallible
direction
from
the
Guides
of
the
Church
,
what
Authority
is
there
left
them
?
Not
,
the
making
Scriptures
plain
to
all
sober
enquirers
in
matters
necessary
to
Salvation
.
N.
O.
makes
all
Ecclesiastical
Authority
useless
;
for
what
need
is
there
of
Bishops
,
Presbyters
,
or
any
Ecclesiastical
Pastors
among
Protestants
,
as
to
the
office
of
teaching
or
expounding
these
writings
,
if
these
in
all
necessaries
are
clear
to
all
persons
,
who
desire
to
know
the
meaning
of
them
:
this
is
to
ground
all
our
Religion
upon
our
own
fancies
,
enquiring
into
the
true
sense
of
that
he
can
by
no
means
in
the
world
absolve
me
from
being
not
only
a
Fanatick
,
but
a
Teacher
of
Fanaticism
.
N.
O.
S.
C.
pure
putrid
Fanaticism
follows
from
this
principle
,
Fanaticism
without
vizard
or
disguise
,
all
this
demonstratively
proved
from
this
Principle
,
But
all
our
Church
is
immediately
gone
with
it
from
hence
it
follows
S.
C.
)
that
the
●overnours
of
our
Church
have
no
Authority
to
teach
truth
,
or
to
condemn
er●●urs
;
and
a●l
the
people
are
become
Prophets
,
and
all
their
Articles
,
Constitutions
and
Ordinances
have
been
composed
and
enjoyned
by
an
usurped
Authority
.
S.
C.
N.
O.
Church-Authority
useless
sober
enquirers
(
Princ.
15.
but
it
may
be
said
that
although
it
might
not
be
my
intention
,
yet
it
may
be
the
just
consequence
of
the
Principles
themselves
S.
C.
N.
O.
I
do
overthrow
all
Authority
of
a
Church
and
make
all
men
Prophets
?
S.
C.
S.
C
'
s.
All
things
are
plain
and
right
in
the
holy
Scriptures
;
all
necessary
things
are
manifest
.
S.
C.
S.
C.
S.
C.
that
I
cannot
find
out
one
single
short
sentence
in
Antiquity
to
support
the
main
pillar
of
my
Religion
,
the
denying
the
Authority
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
destroy
all
Authority
in
a
Church
?
Great
Mogol
the
Suns
ruling
by
day
Papal
Hierarchy
The
only
considerable
Question
in
this
case
,
is
,
whether
the
rejecting
that
which
was
in
being
at
the
the
time
of
the
Reformation
,
doth
not
make
way
for
the
peoples
rejecting
the
Authority
of
our
Bishops
,
and
consequently
no
Authority
in
the
Church
can
be
maintained
,
unless
we
again
yield
to
the
Authority
.
This
I
suppose
to
be
when
he
tells
us
he
means
To
this
I
answer
Free
Church
N.
O.
refusing
submission
to
all
the
Authority
then
extant
in
the
world
all
the
Authority
then
extant
,
But
they
proceeded
farther
and
altered
many
things
in
Religion
against
the
Consent
of
the
more
Vniversal
Church
.
But
in
those
things
they
decreed
,
they
went
contrary
to
the
consent
of
the
Vniversal
Church
:
But
the
Church
thought
otherwise
of
them
.
N.
O.
the
more
Vniversal
Church
,
i.
e.
the
more
Vniversal
Church
Catholick
Church
But
according
to
the
Canons
of
the
Church
we
are
to
obey
,
in
any
dissent
or
division
of
the
Clergy
,
the
Superior
and
more
comprehensive
Body
of
the
Ecclesiastical
Hierarchy
.
for
the
Canons
of
the
Catholick
Councils
the
Rules
of
the
Fathers
the
Royalties
of
S.
with
not
submitting
to
all
the
Authority
extant
of
the
world
.
Free
Church
of
destroying
all
Church-Authority
refusing
submission
to
the
Roman
Hierarchy
:
But
yet
Therefore
my
Principles
are
dest●●ctive
to
all
Church-Authority
.
To
which
I
answer
,
the
means
of
suppressing
heresies
Colledge
of
Physitians
effectual
means
of
suppressing
Sects
or
Heresies
.
effectual
means
effectual
means
to
the
Inspiration
of
the
Holy
Ghost
the
effectual
means
take
him
Gaoler
O
how
pleasant
a
thing
it
is
for
Brethren
Vnity
!
How
beautiful
upon
the
7.
Mountains
are
the
Feet
of
those
who
shed
the
Blood
of
Hereticks
!
Bishop
Bonner
effectual
means
Cardinal
Baronius
Arise
Peter
,
kill
and
eat
.
for
fire
from
Heaven
upon
the
Samaritans
,
they
did
not
know
what
Spirit
they
are
of
:
Paul
4.
that
the
Authority
of
the
Roman
See
depends
only
upon
the
office
of
the
Inquisition
.
effectual
means
pious
,
useful
,
and
necessary
N.
O.
effectual
means
of
suppressing
Sects
and
Heresies
,
Humility
,
Obedience
,
due
submission
to
their
Spiritual
Pastors
and
Governours
,
and
that
they
ought
not
to
usurp
their
office
,
and
become
their
own
Guides
:
N.
O.
N.
O.
N.
O.