-.-.-- ---CJ"he Epi/lle '])~:. '15:5 lpbr.nt ma; fwtm.FOr-:h~jpir,it of Godbath in.wondcrfisUnsifedo.mefo ttmpered the ScrJptt~res,that the}art 6otho/;fcu~/;,1dprr(Pic•""''"fomeplam!lk.;aclafpcdfrfealedboqke.lfa. 29. tt,<nothn' pfaml•k.; boof<c that is op<t\Cd.Apoc,).$.6mngboth caheanddifficult. Eaue, m that the entrance mto the word giueth Jigh<>n4 vnderl!andingto theGmple.P[Af. 1I 9: 13o, Difficult, m thatfomnhtngr,.,.. bardto6evndrrjlood.z.Pet.3.16.andhard to be interpreted. Ett.,.l I. Eahe,romuttevrtor.ade and J 4 arnethcm: Difficult,toc:rer:cifov.rleft JVt fboHidtoNttmne them:From the tt~Jic andpia~nepiace.rarcga– thtrr4pri11cipl".ofrellgion,both articluoffaith andr~INofgoodlif<,whichlr'<cai/Catech1fmes. Thedif– cHitpiRcureqwreintcrpretRWm.,andthe Com.mcmartes_tfr_helearned. lJothwh~eh t-!. necef{arus~ t_he. Church,ofqod: Carcchifmeshaueanmf{amvfo,both,mregordofthefimple, who are to befoddemth mtl/q,Guing6mbab"in Chrljl:.nd oftheiMrncd,~h~. "" /lrongme~mChrifl, that thq.may hAtltfome , , r;sle~w,herebytQ triethefpirits, con{onAnlto the analogte.iffanh,and tbedotlrmeof the Orthodo_xe F11t~er1 :;'.;::'"''"'' ofth< Churt·h: which Pauha/lerh rheformcofkllowlcdge, Rom.•.zo.andThe forme of doClr111e, .,.?'ov ill fA.~ R.om:6'.17.~ndapatterncofwholefomcwords, z, T1m. 1; 13. whKhformtH{Jo[/rmeweremvfom Z::ru-:r 1, theprimitmt Chur&h inthe Apoftlesdaies,,uit td mt~nif41.Heb.6.r.wherctbeApojl!e[etJ downethe prtn· ':Jf..c':::.n"' cipllllpoinll ofthe Carechi[mc,c4Ui1:.[ them thedoatincof tbe beginning of Chrill. And .ifter theA· pof/l'l,w,;{mdc that the] wmvftdbJ'Iearn;dFathm,both ofth<Gr<ek.; and L.rinc Church. Clement · cdagogne.Cynl~f lerufalemhu Cat<ehifm<and Myflagog.6ook.;r.Otlgen(th•tf.,,,., o~?fJp_i,cfr. C book.!s(o)ofprinciplu.Thcodoret hi4 E.pito,.ger,rPJ,(f,(<I-r/16,, LaChtitius his lnfhwtiows. A ridion.Hugo deS.ViC!orehu6"k.;roftheS•cramcntt, or mJfleriu of Chrifli•n rei~J'O"·A"dit wercgreatlJ tobe wijbcd,thlft u.in~thfrrif(l1'mtd ChurchesbryondtbeSM,..they h411e 4 (et .Cauchi(mewhicht~Umenfollow:ami~n the Church ofR.muoneapprotmed b]the Co:mceH ofTrent:{othere )J-trt llil;niformeCatechifm~inioynedb]ptibbkf ~tm!Nririetobe v~il inafl Fami/iet,Scbv~ln~tnd Ch1JT· ches inthWhmd,thAtwe1m11ht411wuh one mindtandone moUJh,i11dge 11ndfJuake the (11me thing. JVo:PmCacechifmes;th(redout ifp!.:~ineand tAfiepiAcnarenecejJArieforthe/imple: (oCommcn~ caries ar<tUnmf[ariefor th<vnd<rjlanJing •ffuchpltlllctarare moreabjlruf•.wd difficult. O•rSalsieur Chrift(tbcgreat DoCiorofthe Chu~ck;h••h6]huownepr•Citf<giucn vr•prejidmt h<r<ef in<xpounding hit.w thdaw,Ma~h.),inexpo•nding altbari(p.rabter tlihi4. difciplct apartfir th• text (aith, th•the vnfolded ~~~,:.·"· or expoundedthem vmothcm. Mar'/,. 4· JS. That heinterpreted vnto them in allthelotiptures thetbtng~which wcre-wrircenofhim,Luk.>i.>7.Thai he opened vnio thorn the fcriprures, v. J>. A~J they haue 6een(Af-:aiu fp accowttrli in tbe Church •JCjod. Fort/;e Jew"( AJ ''" k._wJW)hNdthmPe· rufhim, theGm~church their Scholia,tbe L4tin Church theirGio!fes, with oth<r 'R.r.aphr4fer, And Exp1itiom,N~itber "R'M it tuerc,t.f/(dinqtuj/ion ~)any,(auehy thephantaflicaflAtJAbaptifls,whorejlBnel.J 1sieidan.l.6 vponimmediatcreuelations.AmlfomepreiudzDIIll Papijls, 'fllho hold the c~nfent Dj11IJ{ atbo!iku to fg the Cofler. EntrueScripturt,both the glotTc,anJ rhc tcxt,thcwritttnword,hut ink.jcDsuinitie, and A dettd let/fr• .And chir,con1 certaincarrogant fPiritt,lFho with N eftoriHssk,grne to readeauy /nterpretcr.r. Bm how{ommmtaries ought lrouerf.l;~ • .eo !Je'}Ft:ittm,#,isntJI fo eafie todtjine,there beeingfuch dijfirtncc.:u wellinregardofthemanner of wrtting, 1 ~~ntj ~. ' a& ofthe mcafure.For lufulcJ thllt the Popi/b wrttat m11/...![ourefeuerallfenfes oftheScripttJre,commending 1 p. Ierome toc:t:aUit; th~ Liur,/I~Origen in the AllegoricRII,Ambro(ein tbeAnagogic«ll, Chryfoctome ~i:u.Scncn. in theTropologicall;t ~t}4asu~t6oue{sftieftueraUW41~J ff:.fxfMndi12g rheScripture, ttJ theirownewriters ;;'6'xr,..m doer<cord.Inlh•YIH•J•r()>Pe.{i.tdofoiHOoi)tcdiold,Jith'it't.o ./Hphonfi, To!latus, andSalmeron, wh• · ' • vponerury fmaOoccafiondigrejfrfromtlietext,ur rather tak._eocct~(:on toer.terinro infinite frirto/qm qutfti· . onr,which breede flriferathcrchen godly ed1fying which is by faith. For there u not[ofoort ·•{bapr~T'~·1·4· ter inthe Bihle,?Jp.on which thefermer moottethnotinfinite mdieff~queftions:whereupon his volumesgrow ttJ ~~~ibl~~~~ thAtbign~JJe,t~¥fnfff'f'~Jfi~~i{C)m~lf}d~i~'lWft.J'.M~th,an~d~awingit intoan Epitome,yctcotJ!d PcuusXi· not fo~tbruigf,t; dut tliftt~tcontametl4bouea thoufan'd paga tn folio 1n the ''"t.eftvo!ume, And[mllllcfl ~enesE-_ ,char.~tEfer.Theoth!r isfo foort 'R'ith hiJ 1.1,volfllmcsvpon theEu11ngelijft,th.#hem~htwellhauecontr;;aed P1~·Caun· .Jcattes.i.ntolincs,ttndli!luinto_/etttri..JW ..hicbtcdioUJ djfcour(es, and tmp~rtinent ~xcur{iont from tlu...t6~, ~:Cor.J. erue~rnogtherend,hut tocajl .. J miftbcf~rethecio{)fthereader,and draw(&it were)thevnileof,Mofu Nm cam oturhuface,(othat hecannot [u tbeme1mmgo(thl holy Ghtfl.Others onthe contrnrie~<retoofoort,and com· Co.mmcn; pendiom,offmding M muchinbreuirie,aJtheformerir.pro!r.'l:ztie: h1 name, EmanuclSa the lefuit 1 whofe ~ar~~s,qua ~mmmtariesvponthe B'bleare {J;orter then thetrxt itfo!fe,!ik! ta rhoftofApollmarh, ofwhome lcrome ~t~k,~~~~~ writ€th,~hllt llm4., whtchreaderh t~em_,*suld think!br. re4d Contentsofchapters.'rather then ~amHieron. me.atafjflJ,-BIIt M{W-t.hem~tnner:t;ubttrllll{en(e (whtchour ~ruthorherefoUoweth) u theo"e!J{elf(etnfen· prorem,in dedh] the f}irit ifGod:the A !legoricalt,Tropolo,'l,ic4/I,Anagogicall,/;uing lnJtfcttera/1 vfts.andapplications r.Com.- thereofFor the Scripture(canjifiingin thefcnfe,not intheletters)isprofitabletoteach,tmdimpr~ou~,a& Paul ~~.nt~m E· [aith:wher~M from the Allegorical/fen{~ noneceffaryargummtc11nhe tak.!n(M theirowne DoClors confejfe) ~2.. Tim. 3, 1 6. CJth~r tocanjirme fir confutean]pointof d9Clrine:~tnd theufore muchlrffc(rom the TropologicAII,"r An.tgogi– Symbolic.~ call.And 1H fortheme~t[ure,inregardofbreuitieor prolixHie 1 th~golden mMnc hath Peene iHdged 6y the ~0~~~::~ .le~netLto..ke_t~lf...W-ic_~ Mn9t on·cl~_jge_th.e b.a~ wtanin~rparapbraj}ict~fl],hhtlom~ cDIIe£lionB[ ~~ ~um-:ntJtifl~tne andappltcafl~r. ofv[er;yet hrrr_; dj,ra~hcr pomrmg 11t th~ chitfe headt, then dwelling long vpan 11 ny ua.Thom. ,pomr.Som_e ~treojoptmon t.hata{~mmentor.u ond] togruethebrcr~!Lf:nfeof the place, rrithoutmak.ingjur· th<r '='f•ofapplte4tto>t,oriilj/rullton:To"hteh Icoulde.[il](ub[Cnb<,ifallth< Lordrpcopl<couldprophefie,or ifalhvcreJSbleto handletheword o(qod,~h~ (word ofrh.e fPirit.For:u to 4n expert Mtt{ttian wh:JM 1u·quain~ ~ re~Wll~thecQncordet o~rule~of~cfcant,tt u as.~t~~d adtrtElion to ht~uc onlytheground;, 1 u if he hadefttr} 4~prcl(~doutvnta brm,!mnr, ttftft'td·ro rh·t dtllt{ilhr'llpotieuirJpoint, is if'{iflefh out iiffhe .r.round: So 1 0 htm
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