A ferimu Diffwajive from Poperie. tures?The Lord Jefus therefore knowingwhat great confuilou of things would be in the lafi dayes, therefore commands that thofewhich are Chrillians, and would receive confirmation oftheir true faith, lliould Bye eo n01bingbut ro the&riptures; Orherwife, ifthey lliouldHye to anyocherbelpe, they lliall beoffended and perilli; not underltanding which is the true Church. This is the old faith ; Nowhearc the new, conrraditting it and us. The Scripture (faith Ec~.., aPopilb Docror) is not aucbenticallwithout the authority of the Church; for theCanonicall Writers are niembersofcbe Church;Whereupon,lecit be objected roan Heritike,that will firivt B againfi thedecrees oftheChurcb,by wha< weapons hewill fight againfi the Church~ be will fay by the CanonicaiiScriprures ofthe foure Gofpels, and Pa•ls Epitiles.Lec icbefu3igbtobjetted to him, how be knoweschefetobeCanonicall, but by the Church l And awhile afeet, theScriptures (faith he) defined in aCouncell, it feemed good eo the Holy Ghoti, and eo us, chatyou abtiainefrom things offered to Idols, and blood, and tirangled :theChurch by beramhority alcered athing foc'early defined and exprefftd: for it ufeth both tirangled and blood; Behold, the power of the Churchis above the Scripture:thus Eckjtn. And beiidesC¥fa""', BtUarmiiJe faith thus: Ifwe take away the authority otche prefenc Church, andofcbenrefenr Councell (of Trent) allthe Decreesofall 01her Councels, and thewhole Cbriflian faith maybe called in doubr. And in rhefame place, a linleafi:er; The firength of lllancieucCouncels, and checertainry ofall opinions depends on the authorityof the prefent Church. You have beardboth fpeake: fay now, with whom is true an· tiquiry1 and onGods namedeteti the newer ofboth. It were aseaiie to bring the fame, ifnot greater evidence for the perfefrionand all-fufficiencyofScriprurc; and c fo eo deliver all the body of our religion bycheronguesand pensofthe Fathers, that either you muti be forced to hold them Novelijl1 with us, or your felvesfuch againlt them. How honeti and ingenuous is that confellion ofyour Er•fm"! i who inhisEpitile eo the B,lbop and Cardinallo'f Mentz 1 could fay, It is plainly found, that many things in Lllfhm Books are condemned tor Herecicall, which in thebooks of Bernard•11dAuften ore road for Ho\Y anP Orthodox. ThiS is coo much for a tatie : Ifyour- appetite ltand to it, I dare promife you full difheo. Let me therefore appeale to you, iflightand darkneffe bemore contrary than thefepointsof your Rdigion rorrueantiquicy:No,no, LeeyourAutborsglofe D as theyliti; Popery isbut ayoung fall ion, corruptly raifed our ofancientgrounds. And ifir bave (oswe grant) forne aodent errours, faUbood cannot be betteredwith Age; there isno prefcriprion a!(ainftGodand Ttuth: What we can prove eo be'erronious, we need not prove new: fame hundreds ofyeares is an idlePlea •g•in~ the Anci•nrofdayes. Whac can you pleadyet nlor~ for your change? Their numbers perhaps, and our handfhlls: youheard all the lforld was thcirs,fcarceany cornerours: Howcould you but fufpetr afew? Thefe are but idle brags;wedare and can lbareequallywith ehem in Chritiendome:And if~Nt could nor, this relewill reach you to advance Turcifme a'ocivecbrifti•IJifJ, and Pag•nifme above chat: theworld above theChurch, Hell abovd Heaven: If•ny ptoofecan bedcawne fromnumbers, He that knowes all, fayes the beltarefewelt. Edrjruin Enrbi ridoc.JemlrJiolo Scripr111a non t{la.utbn:tiu fou authorit11.tt l:.te!tji.t:Scrip· tortltl:im c.uro· llid font mu,,... br.t Et:!~fi.t. 'Nm/~ htrttiCI crmundtrr v:~- lmli,&c,EctiJU ibidtm, ScriptiiY.J dtfinitJ. inCon~:ilw, YifMm t{l Spiri.. t 4iS411flo,&c. umtamc/.lr~ txprtOam &dt fillitllm,F.aup~ {:J.l <~Inlmltt~u mut.rJit,&c. Ectt fouf.,u £ tcltfit fUf" Scriptura. Si tD0 .:htltJ 411.- thoriuum prt- {t•til Ectkfte & prt[.'T'JU Crmtdti,i;tJ,rJ,j. umTtl.'fiCdl po-. t trfutt DmtrJU"' A/wr11m CutJC/IJorMmdtcuza. & lfJtJ. /idl!s Cbri- {lianai &c,BcJI. dtt/foflu So~~cr. /.\.c.J.j.jp. JOO. Omni11mD6& 111.1tlllllf,TJitlf .Q & &. So h giJ. 1-J,.IilHitr CJ" St.tpU.9ol'tiLt. tkti c.1. Cowt- ~twitjl,;J, "" th11J11.:t4.11t b1rdiuin LM· tht>iiJittit,<JIIII ut Bt Tit0't/t, AKglljlilriqllllihru lft Orth~ do~~lltfU l~f.UN'" lr.Jf. Epi~.dcna. · Mo,glllff.t·•OI . E What then touldiHrreyou?Ourdiviiionnnd their unity. Ifthismy following The peaceof 1abour doe not make it good to all the World, chat theirpeace is leffe than ours,cheir R,., left rut, difknclon more, by the confeffionoftheirownmourhes, be you rhein !till, and Jet ~"'~~;;n:. me followyou. I tiand not upon the fcoldings ofPrictis and Jefuites, nor the late t ion in :.hi• E· Yentti•n jarres, nor the pragmaricall differences 110won foot,in the viewofall Chri- d tioo,&c. tiendome, betwixt their own Cardinalls in theirSacred conclave, :rndall theirClergie, concerning the Popes temporal! power : Neitber doe I call any friend to beour Advoc:ace, none bur Btllar"'i"e and Nav•rr.wlhall be my Orston; and ifthefe plead nor chiscaufe enough, let it fall : Seehere dangerous riftsand llawes, nor in the outward barke only, but in the very he:m and pithofyour Religion; and iffomany be confeffed byoneor cwo, whatmight begatheredout ofall? and iffo many beacknowledged, thinke how many there are that lurke in fecret, andwillnot be conE ee 2 feffed?
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