514 The defenceofJohnWickliffby JohnHus. Excommunication double. If The publick defence: of certain Articles of de~~~=~~;~~~: i~·~e;';~f~~ ~t~~/~~f~t'~h~ {~';.} {;h~ Wickjiff,in the fir!t. All before the whole ~~h~t~~:~:;d%~ ~h~~~~~~JeA~rili~.of the num~ ntverfity of Pra~Ht, m Charfu College. ofr::c;:r::::['~[;,::!;;;t~J;u::::~ !~b;/::;;~ ~. ~;:- The determination of John Hus 'Hpon the F-our- ExcommNmc.:~tt, and m .tbe daJ cf J"Jgmmt jiJII/J be caun- WidJif. ~~;;;bi~;~~~d ~~~!~;l i:~h;~:;:/:;gG~~~ red +t/~~~k~~~~~: firfi, that all Pridls, omitting ntdoftQC• made in theyear of our L()rd, 141:1. ' ~~~~::~n;f~~~~~: ~O:~~~~tx~!~!~~~c~~c Excom- ~~~ 4 z~~.~},~~eb porafinnch as to cond~m~ the truth wittingly, or with- ~r!~~~n~~Y;h!\%:;~r~~aioral}~~c~ Ex:r::~~::ni~ ~g•lnrt tbe out re:tfonable ex:~mmauon, ~oth tend to great dan- CIOn, ~ re already Excommunicated. ~~\,":a~;: ger of falvation, as the Lord faLth, Luk. 6. Do ye n~t . Tlurdly, That both thefe forts of men in the day of "hl<b con- co~dtmn, and ] t Jha/1 ,ot bt c~Jemned. Therefore to avo1d judgment, !hall be counted Tnytors of Chrifi. ~;m;~~.l~ !~~ol~~m~~~~~~ ~~;r~f:~~~~~~.P~k'~.~~~ Pr!:h~~~c~ti:h~ ~o~~r~~i~is!:=~· u~~~~t ~~~ i{!'l:• &chelors and Students Lll theLr general alfc:mbly,not agre~- ApoJ\1~ and theu followers, as it appcamh in Mat. 10 , co"'""".Ucl !i~:C:~~~;t~f~a!!:;ufr~~~~~h: r:J ~o~:ro:~ ~~~~!:i~,(a~~: {~'}:J ;~~h',£~~t:e;;i~~'j':'if orao.1 ab!~ proof of thct~ condemna_uon, and that they lhould by Heavm " 11t band. Alfo in the la1t of Matthtw, and the: Scripture, authonty, or infullible ~cafon, prove th~ ful~ tenth of Luke. Whcrrupon Ptttr the Apofilc: of Chrifi, ofevcrythofefiveand _forty Arti_cles: The which being acknowlcdgi.ngthisprtetptandcomnttndmcntforhimftlf, 'once: d~nc:, th_e faid Umvc:rfity w11l agrtt to the faid con- and for the ~ther Apofiks and Succdfors, in the: tc:nrh of demnaudn as JL_tfi: For_ tht Univerfity doth well know, t~ .Afls, ~1th thus, Ht ~omma_mltJ 111 to pre11ch and uf:£!J~;t, ~;;ip~a~"b~J~:;,~;~~~~r:,~~d'~nhido~~~~~d: 1{,~~':::,;.:J;_h~~~t Tt~"~m~~~~?:~~b:h! the holr Scnpturcs, 1f 1t be .h~rtful, there 1t 1S condemn- other Apofilcs ~Ld acknowkdg, and fp«"Jaily the: ehofcn ed; ifitbc profi~le, thcreltts_found. And when a man vdfd, pronouncmg wtder a great thrcatning,_ 1 C&r. 9· hath found all things therein wh1ch he hath profi~bly !ear- Wo bt unto mt if I M mJf prtllch the GojPtl. And Pope n~ clf\.,.h?'e, he {hall much more abundantly find tho_fe Ni_cbol~~.r confidc:rin~ that. great th~ca~nm~ in 4} Dif/inthmgs whiCh arc found in no place elfe, bm are leamed m Bton, faith, The difpenfat10n :u~d dlilnbuuon nt the HC3.- thc marvellous depth,and marvellous profoundndS of thofe vcnly ~ced is commandt~ and ILlJOY~_.to us; Wo be unmo!l facrcd Scriptures 01~ly. . . to~ 1f w_c do not fow 1t abroad, or 1t w~ hol~ our peace. f:~-;:7.1. Thus ~riteth .Auguftme. And Grtg6rJ m Ins ! hrtt WhiCh th1ng when as the Vdfcl of Elc~bon ~.hd fm and h~tyt&r~~~~~; ~~ c~~~_h![;Jcdfa~~a:~erG~n;~~~; ~:ir~~~tfr;d .~:r.;~~c~ -f~rtl,~r~~~ea~~~~% ~~~~%~~ a..,. DiJ. hap~n unto an~ man, and m the fame hath br the ~xam- Grtg()fl wr~te Ltl Ius Pafioral m the D1rtmCbon, Sit ut{()f, 4 , •.. 1 • 1h pies of thofe whtch arc gone af~rc:, taught thet:n whiCh are It is al(o ev1dent ~y nuny _other Dod:ors and holy men, as .. ~. to come, how to ret:orm their hvtS. Whereby lt_appca_rct~ by Saint A11gujfme, Httrome, Ijidore, Bmurrd, whofe that if every of the flv~ and forty Articles contameth m Jt words it were tOO lcng here to rehearfe. wholly the thing that is falfe and u~muh, the fame_ is As touching the fccond point, That the: hearing of the Thtkun., ~~= plainly or darkly condemned m the holy SCI!p- {;:~:,~,:~~~b~~~~~ ~~:t:;:d~wu~170:~~ h/a;'d' i~ ~~t~ Secondly, le ~ollowc:th by the fentc:nrc: an~ mind of this the 28_ of the Pr~vtrbs , He that tw:ntth II"Wt1J his ear, holy man, that_ 1f the condemn~tion of the flvc and fo~· llmlliJII/ not hear the l.nw of God, hzs J(rll]tr Jl,aiJ be cur- ~;lestJ~~!· 3:~,;a~~ ~,;j;!!11w~i~e!';'~n~~ {~;cl~~~~~~~a~!c,her;i~~1 ~f t~;, J:t: r:;~t~: Hte:~m, in his Etghth Epifile, _an<l the ninth DifiinChon, ~of GoJ, heartlh Gods word ; but .Jorflmuch a1 ;ou are l (faLth he:) ha\'e ~cd to attnbutc: this honour and rc:ve- mt of. God, t b~rcfi rt ; o11 btar net hu wvul. ~~~~~¥~:oz~ :~~~~~~~~uh~v~~~~~r~f:~:~ r,~~i~~;f~~15~~ ~~~:1i:1:1 c~:~~~~~t:~~ii. :~: or Wntmgs. As for all ot~ Writers, 1do (o read them, & Cap. C1momca. And 27. Q!dhon, flrfi, Vtduu, 34· that al~hough they abound wah never(~ much holincfs, or ~eflJon 3· ~um S•cerJos. And this Ex~mmunication is exccll m Dod:rine,l do not bran~ by thmk ir true, bccaufe double, tlut IS ~o fay, either fccrec or mamfdi. The fccrc:t :~%~t~~:;~~r:0o;0 J~~~~:~':af!,~~ey~~~a~~ 0~~~r~~ ~~~~~;~~~~f~~i~h~l~}o3f~~ ~r::J~fi~,~: th~~;~o~h~0f~~t;,~:~i~~~~ tl~~~ ~1k' de Unico Baptifmo, fo;~:~~~n;~t~;cJ~o~~ ~£'J~::t:u:n~~t~ittcl'usm:~~ Llb. 2. f:t.~th thus, Who cloth not know or undcrfiattd the commumcatiOt\ doth the Apofife ExcommuniCJtc: every holy ~~1onical Scripture to be contained in his own bonds man_ which doth n?t love the LordJcfus Chrifi; faying in £x<o"'"'"" ~~~n~~ ~D~~c~r~~o;, ~~~rr~n;f~f~Jea~~t~hh; ~~e~;~;;~t~heco;::~h~;{;s a~~};ft,~~: f{ ;;~u';f:J. ::~l~~ hlth the hke faying, as for the Letters of other B1rhops !he mamfdl and apcrt Exc?mmunication may be d1vid~ which have bttn written, or bcwrittcn,(aftathc: Canon mtoa manifcfi Exc:ommumcation by God, whueof it 1S being conlirmcdJ they may lawfully be: repr~hendcd and (pokc:n., Mat. 2 5· Go ye ~urfod, 6"c,_ And. oftc:ntimc~ d~~ · rcprovt-d., both by the word of the!"~' that be ~re skilful JLI the Law of God. Alfo m tO a mamfe~ Ex~mmumcat1h~ that matter, and :~ l fo by the anCICI~t author1ry of orhc:r 911 by me-n, whereby the Prelate do~ c:Ltha JUfi!)' or unBifhops, or by the: pmdc:ncc and w1fdom of fuch as be Juilly call out any man from the p;u;tLCip.uion of the Corn-- better lcamcd, or more expert, or clfc by General Coun- mlUlion of the Church;. whereof this lhall fufficc at £his :~i;J~~f~~~~~~~~~~t~~\:~~~:ty point ha~e Cf!cd and prcfh~;1 as touching the firfi part of the Artiek, it is thus ~ ~0::: Bythc:fefayingsofSt• .Auffmandotherlike,&c. the argued,&c. fittlplfto UniHTiity of Prague -hath concluded md detmnined,that Whofocvcr forfakc: or leav~ the Commandments of God they will JlOt rec~ive the condemnation of t~ fi_vc and undone, they ar~ Excom~unica!C of God. But the Pric:fis forty ArticltS, made by th~ ~IS in their Oxmcil-hou(e which lca_vc otfthe prc~c~m~ of the Word of Gcxl,for fc:u as jufi and true, excc:~ they winch condci_Tlncd them, will oft~ UllJUil ExcomriUlmcanon of men,do l_cave the_ Combb~~c: rt~~;n~L~I;:~~:;;'~F~~~~fi~~1 ;niT~~~r:rr~~~ ~~;r!~ ~t~~~'\v~o·~~tx:;~~\U:~~ :f Th<
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