CIA 12.5. Epiflletothe 7hefalonians. VTR.1 I. reckoned the mot#iudicious amongfl the Ancients, bath his errours obferued, both in iudgemencand praaice; his miflake it was, that Chrifi preì ng necef: ry of ea-. tíng his ßefb., and drinking his bloud, intended the Sacra - mentali eating; thence grew his errour, of Infants ad- mittance to the Sacrament ofthe Supper r and how de- uoutly prayed he for his Mother c'lonica deceafed ? Cy- prian, a bletled Mirrir, yet held a nullirie of Heretiques bacepcifine, maintained ((iffy rebaptization. Saint Hie. rimes learning, who reades him, buradmires! yet how contemptuoufly fpeakes hee of the A1arria e bed ? how dotes he on the merit of Virginitie ? To fay in a word Saint Augsiflint freely confelfeth his errours and frailty ; his fecond thoughts wifer'vttered his retraftations; his confcience of weaknefle permittech co his Reader, lib er- tie ofiudgemenr. It will euer bee true, i Euery man ía a Lyer ; Euer the priuiledge of Apoflle.s and Prophets, to be guided by an infallible and vnerring Spirit. Lec no mans learning or fanftitie fo farreforeftall vs, as without tryallso admit whatfoeuer hec fpeakes, therefore becaufe he fpeakes ir. Thirdly, It is.a rule in the Apoflle, Our Faith may not re/I on men, but on the Lords authority r the prime obieeit ofFaith, is, Verit& prima.; and whofo bath no other ground to reft on in beleeuing, faue the authority of men, hash no faith, bue meerely humane. Wee haue heard the duty and necefl-ity of it, the li- mits and cautions in performance are theft : Firft, that principlesmufl rather be maintained, than examined or difputed there are truths cleare and euident by their owne light ; of which it were madneffe to make inqui- rie credente mundo, ipfe non credit, magnum of ipfe prodi utm. I n Gods Church gathered by the dottrine of the Scriptures, to examine whether Scriptures bee the Word of God, what were ir, but to .quellion principles ? and to make our fettles prodigious inabfurditie. And/ L I wheni
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